compare matrilineal and patrilineal cultures.

Decribe three ways the church shaped medieval life

3 answers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrilineality

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrilineal_descent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages
1. Preserved manuscripts with classical knowledge

2. Recognized and legitimized the succession (and authority)
of kings

3. Was a patron of art and architecture
The examples of Daron are appropriate for the second question.

The church also functioned as a quasi-judicial and penal system, with its inquisitions, excommunications and executions.