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Middle AgesMrs. Z
GI NYS Vocab
Question | Answer |
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young person learning a trade from a master | apprentice |
a disease spread by fleas on rats, it occurred between 1347-1353, killed over 25 million | Bubonic Plague |
body of laws of a church | canon law |
money or wealth | capital |
Frankish emperor who united most of Europe and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Roman Catholic Church | Charlemagne |
in the Middle Ages a written document that set out the rights and priveleges of a town | charter |
code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages | chivalry |
system that is the same for all people, based on court decisions that have become accepted legal principles | common law |
holy war | Crusades |
title of the ruler of the Russian empire | Czar |
outbreak of a rapidly spreading disease | epidemic |
exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church laws | excommunicate |
in the Middle Ages, assoication of merchants or artisans who cooperated to protect their economic interests | guild |
Russian Czar known for his brutality and harsh rule. He died in 1584. | Ivan the Terrible |
Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565 who was noted for a code of laws and beautiful buildings | Justinian |
signed by King John of England it stated that people had certain rights and the king must obey the law | Magna Carta |
during the Middle Ages in Europe, a lord's estate, which included one or more villages and the surrounding land | manor |
referring to the Middle Ages in Europe or the period of history in between ancient and modern times | Medieval |
someone sent on a religious mission | missionary |
in the Byzantine empire, highest church official in a major city | Patriarch |
permanent division on the church | schism |
payment to a church equal to one tenth of a person's income | tithe |