West Civ - Unit 4
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Plannue on October 18, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Medieval | Latin for Middle Ages - Time Period between ~500 - ~1000 A.D. |
| Missi Dominici | Official who checks on roads, listens to grievances, and sees that justice was taken care off |
| feudalism | loosely organized system of government |
| vassal | lesser lord who pledged service to the greater lord |
| fief | The land that is given to a vassal by a higher lord |
| knight | mounted warrior |
| chivalry | code of conduct for knights during the middle ages |
| troubadour | A traveling poet and musician |
| manor | the lord's estate |
| serf | a peasant bound th the lord's estate. |
| tithe | Tax equal to a tenth of the person's income |
| secular | not religious; worldly |
| charter | Money of investment |
| guild | association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to protect their economic interests. |
| common law | a legal system based on customs and court rulings. |
| lay investiture | creation of bishops by anyone who is not a member of the clergy |
| schism | a split in the church |
| scholasticism | school of thought that used logic and reason to support christian beliefs. |
| vernacular | everyday languages of ordinary people |
| flying buttress | stone supports that stood outside the church |
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