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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 William the Conquerer | Led the Norman conquest of England, and claimed England as his personal property |
| Henry II | King of England who married Eleanor of Aquitaine |
| Philip IV | French Capetian king who included commoners in the Estates General |
| Richard the Lionhearted | English king who led the Third Crusade |
| Simony | The practice of selling positions in the church |
| St. Francis of Assisi | Founder of the Fransiscan order of monks |
| Urban II | Catholic Pope who called for the First Crusade to retake the holy land from Muslims |
| Reconquista | The organized effort by the Spanish monarchy to drive the Muslims out of Spain |
| Saladin | The most famous and respected Muslim military leader who defeated the Crusaders in the Holy Land |
| Fourth Crusade | The Crusade that resulted in the looting of Constantinople by the Christian army |
| Gothic style | Architectural style that was used to achieve greater light, marked by high ceilings and tall windows |
| Romanesque style | Architectural style that is mostly associated with the Age of Faith, and used thick walls, small windows, and arches |
| Inquisition | Court used in Spain to persecute Muslims and Jews |
| First Crusade | The crusade that resulted in the capture of Jerusalem by the Christians and the creation of the four crusader states. |
| Third Crusade | The Crusade that resulted in a truce agreement that allowed Christian pilgrims to visit Jerusalem. |
| Second Crusade | The Crusade that failed to recapture the Crusader state of Edessa from the Turks |
| Three Field System | Farming method where 1/3 of a farm rested while crops were grown on 2/3 of the land. Resulted in greater crop yields. |
| Craft Guild | An association of people who worked in the same occupation and put controls on their individual areas of trade. |
| Magna Carta | Signed by King John of England in 1215, is the cornerstone of English justice and law. It declared that the king and government were bound by the same laws as other citizens of England |
| Great Schism | A division in the medieval Roman Catholic Church, during which rival popes were established in Avignon and in Rome. |
| Commercial Revolution | the expansion of trade and business that transformed European economies |
| Burghers | Merchant class town-dwellers |
| Scholastics | Groups of scholars who met at the great universities and discussed the issues of the day |
| Parliament | Name given to the legislative body of medieval England |
| Estates General | An assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes, in France. |
| Phillip II | Capetian French king who expanded the size of Fance by taking Normandy from King John of England in 1204. |
| Hugh Capet | Chosen by nobles to be king of France- established the Capetian Dynasty |
| Bubonic Plague | Disease that began in Asia and eventually killed 25 million Europeans. |
| Hundred Years' War | War between England and France that lasted from 1337-1453 fought over the French throne. |
| Joan of Arc | French peasant girl who led the French army to victory at the Battle of Orleans. |
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