History Chapter 22 Study Guide Section 1

What does excommunicate mean?

Excommunicate is to exclude a person from a church or a religious community

What does secular mean?

Secular means to be nonreligious.

The Anglo-Saxons can trace their roots back to what tribe?

The Germanic Tribes.

Why was Central Europe named The Holy Roman Empire?

It was called the Roman Empire because the Germanic Kings wanted to create a Christian, or holy, version of the Roman Empire. In addition by claiming to be Roman, the German Kings were challenging the Byzantine rulers, who also called themselves Roman Emperors.

Be able to explain the disagreement between Pope Gregory and King Henry?

The disagreement was that Pope Gregory believed that the emperor should not have power over the church. Gregory then insisted that the only the Roman pontiff, or pope, had the right to choose bishops and both of them wanted to appoint bishops. Pope Gregory then issued a list of rules declaring his supreme authority over both Church and secular , or non - church leaders. He climbed power to depose or remove from office, any public official. Henry then ignored the pope's rules. In response, Pope Gregory appointed a rival bishop. When Henry tried to remove Gregory from his position as pope, Gregory excommunicated Henry. Henry waited in the snow for three days with no power The pope then forgave Henry Later Henry marched his army to Rome and forced him out of the city.