Crusades and Culture in the Middle Ages: Lesson 1

Medieval popes controlled the _______ in Italy, and bishops were often ________ to nobles.

1. Catholic Church 2. worldly figures

In the 1200's, Pope ______ used tools such as the ________ to bring the church to the height of its political power.

1. Innocent III 2. spiritual

The _______ Controversy, which was initiated by a decree from Pope Gregory VII in 1075, ended in an 1122 compromise called the ____________________.

1. lay investiture 2. Corcordat of Worms