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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Avignon | City in France |
| Chivalry | a code of behavior for knights |
| Commercial Revolution | period of economic expansion colonialism and mercantilism |
| Common Law | 'unwritten rule' |
| Crusades | Midevil military expedition |
| Estates Genral | assembly of the estates in all of France |
| Feudalism | dominate social system in midevil Europe |
| Hundred Years War | conflict lasting from 1337-1453 between England and France for French throne |
| Magna Carta | royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215 |
| Monasteries | buildings occupied by a community of monks |
| Parliament | (in England) highest legislature (house of reps. in US) |
| The Great Schism | 1378-1417 during which there were 2 papacies in the Roman Catholic Church |
| Three Field System | Crop rotation |
| Troubadours | Poet and/or musician |
| Vikings | Scandinavian pirates & traders who raided and settled in many parts of northwestarn Europe in the 8-11th century |
| William the Conqueror | Led Norman invasion in UK first Norman to become King of England, introduced Norman customs to England |