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Chapter 9 Voc
World History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| exchequer | treasury |
| common law | system of law that is the same for al people based on court decisions that have become accepted legal priciples. |
| jury | group of people sworn to make a decision in a legal case. |
| lay investiture | creation of bishops by anyone who is not a member of the clergy. |
| annul | cancel or invalidate |
| crusade | holy war |
| schism | permanent division in a church |
| levy | collect. |
| religious toleration | policy of allowing peopl to worship as they choose. |
| scholasticism | in medieval Europe school of thought that used logic and reason to support Christian belief. |
| vernacular | everday languae of ordinary people. |
| epic | long marrative poem. |
| flying buttress | stone support on the outside of a building that allowed builders to construct higher walls and leave sae for large stained glass window. |
| illumination | artistic decoration in books. |
| epidemic | outbreak of a rapidly spreading disease. |
| inflation | economic cycle that inovlves a rapid rise in prices liked to a sharp increase in the amount of money available. |
| longbow | six-foot long bow that could rapidly fire arrows with enough force to pierce most armor |