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Middle ages
vocab
Question | Answer |
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The Franks | Germanic people from Gaul (modernday France and Switzerland) |
Convents | religious communities built by the church for women nuns. |
Monasteries | religious communities built by the church for men(monks) |
Secular | worldly(involved in politics and other social matters) |
Tithe | church tax |
The Papacy | The office of the Pope |
Clergy | Differentranks of Churchleaders includingpriests, bishops,cardinals, and thePope |
Lay Investiture | aceremony in whichkings and noblesappointed churchofficials |
Simony | selling ofchurch position |
Sacraments | important religious ceremonies |
Canon Law | Church law |
Heretic | anyone who does not conform toan established attitude, doctrine, orprinciple |
Feudalism | social structure in medieval Europe including lords,knights, vassals, serfs and sometimes a king. |
Chivalry | complex set of ideals or code by which medieval knights followed |
Manor | (in feudalism)the lord’s estate |
Crusade | A holy war launched by Pope Urban II to reclaim the Holy Land for Christians. |
Common Law | Unified body of lawin England for med by England’s royal judges. |
Magna Carta | Document drawn up by English nobles and approved by King John which guaranteed certain political rights for the people. |
Parliament | Legislative group in England original lycomprised of two burgesses (citizens of wealth and property)from every boroug hand two knights from every county |
Estates-General | Meeting of the three estates in France: 1st was the Church leaders, 2nd was the great lords, and the 3rd was the commoners |