Middle Ages
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Feudalsim | Economic system based on the exchanged of land for servise in the middle ages. |
| Secularism | A doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations. |
| Papal Supremacy | Refers to the doctrine of the Catholic Church that the pope, by reason of his office, has full supreme and universal power over the whole Church. |
| Crusades | (1099-1291) Series of religiously sancitioned military campaigns waged by much of Latin Christian Europe. |
| Anti-Semitism | The intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people. |
| Monarchy | Country won by King or Queen. |
| Lay Investiture | Creation of bishops by anyone who is not a member of the clergy. |
| Vassal (Lord) | In medival Europe a Lord who has been granted land in exchanged for service and loyalty to a greater Lord. |
| Chivalry | Code of conduct for knights during the middle ages. |
| Sacraments | Sacred ritual of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Excommunication/Interdict | Exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church laws. |
| Schism | Permanent division in a Church. |
| Usury | Practice of lending money with interest. |
| Guild | In the middle ages, association of mechants or artisans who cooperated to protect their economic interests. |
| Feudal Contract | Exchanged of pledges between Lords and Vassels |
| Fief | a land given to a vassal |
| Bubonic Plague | Most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chill and the formations of buboes in the armpits and groin. |
| Hersey/heretic | Religious belieft that's contary to the offical teachings of a church. |
| Tithe | 10% of your money goes to the Church |
| Troubadour | Wandering poet in Europe in the Middle Ages |
| Scholasticism | in medieval Europe, school of thought that used logic and reason to support Christian belief. |
| Monasticism | Movement to have lots of monastery |
| Charter | in the middle ages, a written document that set out the rights and privildges of a town. |
| Common Law | system of law that is the same for all people, based on court decisions that have become accpeted legal principles. |
| Parliament | A legistlative assembly in certain countries. |
| Inflation | Economic cylce that involves a rapid rise in prices linked to a sharp increases in the amount of money available. |
| German Tribes invaded Europe and destroyed the ______ Empire. | Roman |
| German Tribes were warlike and had no ____ or written ____. | Cities; written laws |
| The strongest Germanic tribe was the ____ who conquered Gual. | Franks |
| The Franks converted to ___ under Clovis. | Christinaty |
| Muslim Armies had taken over parts of Europe including ____. | Spain |
| Muslims were defeated at the Battle of ___ in ____ | Tours; France |
| What were ther 3 vows taken by Benedictine Monks? | 1. Obdience to the abbot or abbess. 2. Poverty. 3. Chastity or Purity. |
| What caused some to call for reform in the church? | 1. Priest took advantages of the power he had. 2. Monks started to have children. 3. Simony |
| Cluniac Reforms | They were hard core Christians. They decided new rules for the Catholic Chruch, Priest could not marry, the Monks had to take the Bendictine vow, and there could be no more simony. |
| S___________ Jews lived in Spain and for years played an imporant role. | Sephardim |
| A___________ Jews or German Jew lived in Western Europe and despite being taxed harshly they were protected and lived together with _______. | Ashkenazim; Christians |
| Around the time of the Crusades persecuation and _________ increased | antisemistism |
| Jews were not allowed to do certain ____ and became __________. | Occupations; moneylanders |
| Many Jews went to _____ _____ (____). | Eastern Europe (Poland) |
| Gothic Architecture | The strucutre allowed light to flow in the building freely, the buttreases were the support on the outside of the bulding, very tall, lots of archers |
| Stained-glass windows | Scenes from the Bible, more people went to Church to admire the windows |
| The difference of the Bubonic and Newmonic Plague | B- Flea Bites N- Breathing in and covered the lungs |
| What part of Europe did the Vikings come from? | Scandinava |
| A form of punishment that humilated people in front of the town is.... | Ducking |
| Who decides if you are guilty or not guilty at an ordial (or trial)? | God |
| What trade was the most important at the end of the middle ages? | Wool |
| Where was the trebuchet invented? | China |
| Which was was Joan of Arc in? | 100 years war |
| What city did the black death arrive from? | Mongolia |
| What king died from the black death? And why? | Alfanso because he was the only king that stayed with his troops through the war and the black death. |
| What were the boils called? | Boobose |
| What rights were outlined in Magna Carta? | Taxes will not be imposed without agreement, People will not be prisoned unfairly (laws and trials) |
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