The church gained power in the middle ages because:

churches and cathedrals were the centers of town life.
monks and priests were among the few who could read and write.
christians were expected to tithe ten percent of their wealth to the church.
all of these choices are correct.

All of thees choices are correct. Churches gained power on the combination of belief, money and illiteracy.

Explanation:

People of middle ages mostly believed in the concept of heaven and hell an the catholic churches were the center of belief. All activities of the middle age people revolved around the church activities. Catholic churches  put forth the belief that people can only go to heaven when they abide by the conventions of the catholic church.

Most of the people donated ten percent of  their land to the church. There was existence of feudal system and many feudal lords gave off lands to the churches as a mark of devotion. Parishioners were often had to pay for ceremonies like baptisms. Many parish priests were illiterates and this urged them to rely on the church to interpret the biblical texts. They gained literacy from the church.

when world war i broke out across europe in 1914, president woodrow wilson proclaimed the united states would remain neutral, and many americans supported this policy of nonintervention. however, public opinion about neutrality started to change after the sinking of the british ocean liner lusitania by a german u-boat in 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 americans. along with news of the zimmerman telegram threatening an alliance between germany and mexico, wilson asked congress for a declaration of war against germany. the u.s. officially entered the conflict on april 6, 1917.

1(a) traditional methods of production are upheld.

2(d) to convert private property to state-owned property

3b) feudalism

5(a) question

6(c) to preserve the past

7(d) the opportunity to make a profit

8(b) get paid by the government

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