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Middle ages
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |