Warm ups 9.29.2016*What happened when the Roman Empire divided in two?

*What were two things that helped lead to the downfall of the Western Roman Empire?

Lesson Objective:**explain what the Holy Roman Empire was

*explain how the Catholic Church came to be the most powerful organization in Western Europe

Holy Roman Empire*the Holy Roman Empire refers to western Europe when it was controlled by the Catholic Church

*this time period was roughly 500-1800 AD

Holy Roman Empire’s Territory

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Holy Roman Empire: How they Gained Power

*citizens of the empire were forced (by Catholic religion) to pay tithes of 10% of their income to the church

*meanwhile, the church did not have to pay taxes

Holy Roman Empire: How they Gained Power

*the church was the center of the town

*they built grand cathedrals, which gave the people pride in their town and their church

Holy Roman Empire: How they Gained Power

*the church leaders (especially the pope) was believed to be directly linked to GOD, so they were more powerful than kings or other leaders of nations

Holy Roman Empire: How they Gained Power

*to avoid hell, people had to do good deeds for the church

*the church developed their own system of laws

Heretics*a heretic was Heretics a person that went against the church

*there was little to no tolerance for non-christians

Holy Roman Empire*the Holy Roman Empire refers to western Europe when it was controlled by the Catholic Church

*this time period was roughly 500-1800 AD

Blasphemy!*in many ways, the church discouraged science and technology during this time period

*Why might they do this?

Blasphemy!*Galileo was put under house arrest for saying that the Earth revolved around the sun

*Michael Servetus was burnt at the stake for writing a book about blood circulation, and he also mentioned ideas to reform the church

Alliances with Kings*Why might kings also want to form alliances with the church?

*this made the church even more powerful