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Euro: Ch. 9 IDs
IDs for the Late Middle Ages
| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| Boyars | Russian nobles | 1000 onwards |
| Estates General | A group of powerful merchants who demanded/received rights similar to the Magna Carta. Remained too divided to be an instrument for effective government. | ca. 1350 |
| Huss, John (Jan) | Czech reformer who led pro-Wycliffe faction (later Hussites) at the University of Prague. Accused of heresy, imprisoned, and died at the stake. | d.1415 |
| Joan of Arc | A peasant girl from eastern France who told Charles VII that God had chosen her to deliver Orleans from the English. Succeeded and inspired French nationalism. Captured by Burgundians and executed as a heretic. | 1412-1431 |
| Mongols | Steppe peoples whose armies swept through China, much of the Islamic world, and Russian in the 13th century. | 13th century + |
| Papacy | Related to the pope | |
| Wycliffe, John | Oxford theologian and philosopher. Advocated for clerical poverty. Accused of donatism. Inspired Lollards. | d.1384 |
| Avignon Papcy | AKA Babylonian Captivity. Time in which the papal court was moved to Avignon on the southeastern border of France. Began with Clement V. Marked period of papal subservience to the French. | 1309-1377 |
| Great Schism | The Catholic church is divided between two popes:Urban VI (Italian) and Charles V (French). Pope Alexander V later added to the mix. | 1378-1417 |
| Hundred Years' War | War (mostly) between England and France. England was winning before 1429. French eventually removed the English from their territory. | 1337-1453 |
| Black Death | Bubonic plague that traveled on rats on the trade routes from Asia into Europe. Devastated Europe. 1/3 of Western Europeans died. | 1347-1350 |
| Indulgence | Remission of the temporal penalty of punishment in purgatory that remained after sins had been forgiven. | |
| Papal bull | An official letter or document issued by the pope. |
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