The battle between the pope and the king started when

The pope claimed the only authority to elect church officals

One reason the king wanted the pope to give up his position was because

He was taking advantage of their ignorance

Lay investiture in the hands of the king was a problem for the church because

It took away power from the church

In response to Pope Gregory's letter, King Henry

Pleaded to be allowed back in the church

King Henry wrote a letter

Demanding the pope give up his position as pope

Christianity was appealing to people because

It promised a heavenly afterlife

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1
Where did Popes get their authority to rule from
Family Inheritance
Church Elections
The common people
Divine Right
2
Pope Gregory was on a mission to
Create the largest army in the world
Limit the power of the king
Become sole authority in the Holy Roman Empire
Make all people in his kingdom Christian
3
The battle between the pope and the king started when
The pope claimed the only authority to elect church officals
The pope excommunicated the king
The king elected someone the pope didn't like to the church
The king asked the pope to step down as pope
4
This man became Pope in 1073 CE
Paul II
Henry IV
Francis Assissi
Gregory VII
5
One reason the king wanted the pope to give up his position was because
He did not follow the rules of the kingdom
He was physically harming people
He felt the King should be pope as well
He was taking advantage of their ignorance
6
Lay investiture in the hands of the king was a problem for the church because
The church would lose money
Good people would lose jobs
Less people would choose Christianity
It took away power from the church
7
In response to Pope Gregory's letter, King Henry
Pleaded to be allowed back in the church
Had the pope killed
Had the pope banished from Europe
Continued as normal
8
The kings nobles refused to support the king because
They feared being killed
They secretly did not like the king
They wanted to take power for themselves
They feared excommunication
9
King Henry wrote a letter
Asking the pope to explain himself
Demanding the pope give up his position as pope
Threatening the pope with excommunication
Requesting to meet with the pope
10
The king gets his power from
The people
Divine right
Noble elections
The pope
11
Excommunicate means
To elect someone to a position of authority
To step down from a position of authority
To choose who would be a bishop or church official
To ban someone from the church
12
The official settlement regarding lay investiture was called
Invest Settlement
The Versailles Treaty
Concordat of Worms
Treaty of Verdun
13
The controversy over who should choose bishops and church officials
Excommunication
Papal Authority
Secular Authority
Lay Investiture
14
Christianity was appealing to people because
It promised a heavenly afterlife
They desperately needed something to believe in
It promised you would become wealthy
It was the only choice in religions
15
The pope had the ability to do this to people he thought were not fit to be Christian
Kill
Banish from Europe
Make them apart of the church
Excommunicate

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