1.What role did Church officials play in thhe political life of middle ages?
They helped to govern western europe.

2. Why did many Monks grow careless about carrying out their religious duties?
Because the monasteries became rich, so they all got more and more careless.

3. Why were universities started?
Because teachers were untrained, students and teachers decided to form unions or groups of people joined together for a common cause.

4. Why did Urban II encourage people to g on the crusade?
Turks took control of the shrines in jerusalem and when they heard what happened in the Holy and, tere were angrd and build the warriors named crusaded.

5. What effect did the climate in Palestine have on the crusades?
They changed from wearing fur woolen clothes, to wearing turbans and loose, flowing silk, or lines robes because of the heat.6.

6. What happened during the children crusades?
In 1291, the Muslims took over Acre, the last Christian stronghold. The Muslims won the crusades. They also gained back their land.

7. Why did the Split in the Roman Catholic church became permanent?
The Byzantines became so angry about the actions in western europe, that it splitter permanently.

8. How did the Crusades affect the power of western europe's king?
The helped to break down the feudalism. Kings at home increased their authority. The desire for wealth, power, and land grew and began to cloud  the religious ideals of many western europeans.