-Which of the following people was chiefly responsible for increasing the Church's secular role during the middle Ages? ... -private armies,saddles,stirrups,armor,high flying missiles. ... -All of the following could be said about the tournaments held in the middle ages EXCEPT that they were free of actual bloodshed. ... ~Church reformers felt that bishops should not be under the power of any king.... ~Tried to win pope's forgiveness-Henry IV travels to Canossa-most dramatic confrontation of the middle ages....

• Word Count: 1166
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, King of the Franks (742-814), was a strong leader who unified Western Europe through military power and the blessing of the Church. ... All three, in addition to the political unification, believed that the church should be reformed and reorganized under the Pope, which helped their rise to power as the Carolingian Dynasty. ... In each area of Europe that was taken over by Charlemagne, he removed the leaders if they would not convert to Christianity and appointed new ones, usually someone with high position in the Church. ... The feudal monarchy created by ...

• Word Count: 2321
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School