The Peace of God movement in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries threatened excommunication to
A) end the use of religion as a means for justifying war.
B) keep peasants from revolting against their lords.
C) prevent churchmen from taking up arms.
D) keep the powerful from preying on the weak.

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The Peace of God movement aimed to protect the weak and the church by threatening excommunication to those powerful individuals who preyed on them, promoting peace and reducing violence in medieval society.

The Peace of God Movement in the Late Tenth and Early