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Pope Boniface VIII

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/pope-boniface-viii

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was Pope Boniface VIII born?

  2. 2. Where was Pope Boniface VIII born?

  3. 3. When did Pope Boniface VIII die?

  4. 4. What is the career?

  5. 5. What did Pope Boniface VIII want to do with the Pope's power?

  6. 6. Why did Boniface VIII excommunicate King Philip IV of France?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Papal Bull

  • Unam Sanctam

  • Jubilee Year

  • Plenary Indulgence

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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