Ap Euro Vocab 8/8/2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Black death | the bubonic plague that killed millions of europeans in the 14th century |
| hundred years war | Series of campaigns over control of the throne of France, involving English and French royal families and French noble families. 1337-1453 |
| English Peasant revolt | occured in 1381 but was stopped , result of rising expectations (post-plague) of the commoners (King Richard II) |
| Joan of Arc | peasant girl who led french army to victory over the english in the 100 year's war |
| John Whycliffe | an englishman that challenged the church and preached that jesus, not the pope is the true ruler of the church |
| lollards | John Wycliffe's followers |
| John Huss | Bohemian religious reformer whose efforts to reform the church eventually fueled the Protestant Reformation |
| Babylonian captivity | The period when all popes were French and resided in Avignon, France, starting with Clement V. This angered Italians and led to the Great Schism. |
| Great schism | a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378-1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office |
| conciliar movement | the belief that there should be a council to regulate the actions of the pope. |
| vernacular | The everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage |
| Fall of constantinople | Finally overcome by the Ottoman turks in 1453 after constant attack by Germanic/European tribes, Persians and Muslims |
| Dante Aligher | Political figure who was also a poet and author of Dantes inferno |
| Divine comedy | a narrative epic poem written by Dante |
| Geoffrey Chaucer | English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400) |
| cantebury tales | a book written by Geoffrey chaucer about pilgrims as the tell they story to each other about St Thomas Becket |
| francois villon | author of the grand testament in the 15th century |
| Grand Testament | very realistic poem written by francois villon it has joan of arc in it |
| scholaticism | attempt of medieval scholars to reconcile faith and reason |
| thomas aquinas | Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology |
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