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nicholsanddimes on August 21, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 barter | to trade (goods) |
| Benedictine Rule | rules for the behavior of priests, monks, and nuns |
| Byzantine Empire | the Eastern Empire that lived on after the western fell |
| caesaropapism | the policy of political and religious power concentrated in the emperors hands. |
| canon law | rules of behavior that filled the void of political authority |
| Carolingian Family | consisted of Charles the hammer and Charlemagne |
| Charlamagne | conquered most of mainland western Europe, temporarily unifying it |
| Clovis | Germanic ruler from 481-511 |
| Crusades | plan to resist Turkish troops from invading into the Byzantine Emperors territory |
| Cyrillic Writing Systems | system of writing formed so the followers could understand what the religious leaders were saying. |
| excommunication | banned from catholic church because of misbehaving. |
| fuedalism | a political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to the king, in exchange for thier loyalty, military service and protection of of the people who live on the land |
| Franks | group of Germanic people who rose to prominence under the leadership of King Clovis |
| ghettos | city slum areas inhabited by minority groups living there due to social or economic pressures |
| guilds | in the middle ages, a group of merchants or artisans in one trade or craft, organized to maintain standards of work and to protect the interests of members |
| Hagia Sophia | Most famous example of Byzantine architecture, it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world. |
| Hanseatic League | An organization of cities in northern Germany and southern Scandinavia for the purpose of establishing a commercial alliance. |
| heresy | an opinion different from accepted belief |
| Holy Roman Empire | Loose federation of mostly German states and principalities, headed by an emperor elected by the princes. It lasted from 962 to 1806. (pp. 260, 449) |
| Hundred Years War | conflict between England and France from 1337 to 1453; fought over lands England possessed in France and feudal rights versus the emerging claims of national states |
| interdict | an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district |
| Justinian | Early Byzantine Emperor 527-565 "Most Important Emperor" |
| limited governments/parliaments | limits on the power of the ruler/gives nobility and clergy a choice in policy making |
| Magna Carta | a document that nobles forced King John of England to sign that guaranteed rights to the nobility |
| manorialis | economic system that defined both economic and political obligations between lords, peasants, and laborers. |
| Middle Ages | period of western European history between 500 and 1500 C.E. |
| missi dominici | Royal officials under Charlemagne who traveled around the country to enforce the king's laws |
| pogroms | anti-Semitic mob actions |
| Renaissance | rebirth |
| Saladin | Muslim ruler who rebuilt troops to win the crusades |
| Sassanid Empire | The major political threat to early Byzantine Empire |
| Scholasticism | the attempt to reconcile the beliefs and values of Christianity with the logical reasoning of Greek Philosophy |
| serfs | people who lived on and were tied to agricultural production at manors and estates |
| Theodora | Byzantine Empress who tended to hold more influence than her husband while ruling. |
| usury | interest on a loan |
| vernacular languages | the everyday language someone speaks |
| vikings | raiders from Scandinavia that began in 793 |
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