Middle Ages
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Middle Ages | Time after the collapse of Rome |
| Dark Ages | Time of cultural decline |
| Charlamagne | Carolingian Dynasty, rebuilt schools, strengthen the empire , controlled trade, Holy Roman Emporer |
| Charles Martel | Stopped the Muslims at the battle of tours |
| Feudalism | Social classes set up like a pyramid, people lived in manors for protection |
| viking Invasions | Vikings moved to christianity and farming in scandanavia |
| Manorialism | Manors were self sufficient |
| Church | Provided order and security |
| Manor | a lord's estate |
| Lords | a person who controlled land and could grant estates to vassals. |
| Knights/Vassal | a person who received land from a lord in exchange for loyalty and service. |
| serfs/peasants | as above but they were not slaves. |
| Manorial system | basic economic system, rights andobligations between the lords and the serfs. |
| Crusades | Christian warriors sought to recover the Holy lands from the Muslims. |
| Domesday book | The written record of a census and survey of English landowners and their property made by order of William. |
| papacy | pope's office |
| Islam | a monotheistic religion that developed in Arabia. |
| Judaism | first religion to teach the existence of 1 god. |
| Concordat of Worms | the church could appoint a bishop but the emperor could veto it. |
| Lay Investiture | appointment of religious officials by kings. |
| Magna Carta | Great Charter, a document guaranteeing basic political rights in England, drawn up by nobles and approved by King John. |
| Monastery | a religious community of men called monks |
| guild | an association of people working at the same occupation. |
| 3-field system | farmers grow crops on 2/3 of their land. |
| Black Plague | deadly disease that killed 1/3 of Europe. |
| Secular | concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters. |
| Fief | an estate granted to a vassal by the lord. |
| Canon Law | laws governing the religious practice of the church. |
| Sacrament | a Christian ceremony in which God's grace is transmitted to the people. |
| Clergy | a body of officials who perform religious services like priests. |
| Chivalry | a code of behavior for knights. |
| Great Schism | a division in the Roman Catholic Church where popes were established in Avignon and Rome. |
| Inquisition | catholic tribunal who investigated and prosecuted charges of herecy. |
| Reconquista | Christian leaders to drive the Muslims out of Spain. |
| Vernacular | everyday language of the people in a country. |
| Hundred Year War | England's Edward III claimed the right to the French throne and went to war with France over it. |
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