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Chapter 8 vocab

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medieval   The Middle Ages from 500-1000. Greco-Roman and Germanic  
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frontier   sparsely populate, undeveloped are  
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missi dominici   officials that were ent out to keep an eye on nobles in local regions.  
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cirriculum   formal course of study based on Latin learning  
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feudalism   loosely organized system of rule which powerful local lords divided their landholdings amoung lesser lords  
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vassal   lesser lords, pledged service and loyalty to greater lord  
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feudal contract   exchange of pledges between lord and vassal, lord promisses to protect vassal, and vassal promisses service  
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fief   to a vassal from his lord  
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knight   a mounted warrior, many nobles trained from boyhood  
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tournaments   mock battles with knights  
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chivalry   knights code of conduct, knights must be brave and loyal  
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troubadors   wandering poet  
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manor   the heart of medieval economy, lord's estate  
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serfs   peasants on a manor, bound to the land  
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sacrament   the sacred rights of the Church, would lead to salvation, or everlasting life with god  
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tithe   a tax made by the Church  
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secular   having to do with wordly rather than religion  
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papal supremecy   the pope would claim authority over all secular rulers  
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canon law   the Churche's laws, if disobeyed they faced a penalty  
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excommunication   a penalty for dysobeying canon law, if so, could not receive sacraments  
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interdict   an order excluding a town, region, or kingdom from receiving most sacraments  
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simony   the selling of church officials (Pope Gregory)  
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friar   monks who didn't live in isolated monatries  
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antisemitism   prejudice towards Jews  
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charter   money in exchange for land  
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capital   investing money  
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partnership   merchants working together more money  
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bill of exchange   put money in bank in exchange for a bill, give bill to another bank an you get your money, no money stolen  
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tenant farmers   people who paid rent for their land or hired farm laborers  
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"Town Air Makes Free"   you are a free serf after 1 year and 1 day  
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middle class   between nobles and peasants (merchants, traders, artists)  
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usury   lending money at interest  
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guilds   merchants and artistans formed associations, pass laws and taxes  
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apprentice   trainee to a master  
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journeymen   guild members, often accused masters of keeping their wages low so they won't be able to open a competing shop  
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