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Unit 5 - 9th
Unit 5: Middle Ages (required)
Term | Definition |
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barter system | trade one item of value for another, ex: medieval Europe |
Black Death (bubonic plague)to | disease that spread from China to Europe along trade trade by flees on rats because of unsanitary conditions and caused trade to stop |
chivalry | knights code |
Crusades (causes, results) | Holy wars fought between Christians and Muslims over Jerusalem. While the Christians lost trade increased between Europe and the Middle East |
Dark Ages or Medieval Period | nicknames for the Middle Ages in Europe |
excommunication | Catholic Church's ability to kick someone out of the church |
feudalism (feudal system) | system in Europe and Japan where the poor work for the rich for free in return for protection |
Holy Land | nickname given to Jerusalem |
knight | warriors under feudalism in Medieval Europe |
lord | rich nobles under feudalism in Medieval Europe |
Magna Carta | English law that forced the king to follow the law |
manor | lords lands under feudalism in Medieval Europe |
monarchy | government ruled by a king |
Parliament | legislature in England (Britain) |
pope | leader of the Catholic Church |
Roman Catholic Church | Branch of Christianity led by pope in Western Europe |
serf | peasants under feudalism in Medieval Europe |
Middle Ages (causes, characteristics) | Began after the fall of Rome, trade and education stopped, and Christianity and feudalism dominated |
tithe | 10% tax of the Catholic Church |
vassal | lesser lord under feudalism in Medieval Europe |