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Chapter 9 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exchequer | a treasury, as of a state or nation. |
| Common law | the system of law originating in England, as distinct from the civil or Roman law and the canon or ecclesiastical law. |
| Jury | a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions officially submitted to them. |
| Lay Investiture | Lay investiture was the appointment of bishops, abbots, and other church officials by feudal lords and vassals. |
| Annul | make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate |
| Crusade | any war carried on under papal sanction. |
| Schism | division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties. |
| Levy | an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force. |
| Religion Toleration | |
| Scholasticism | he system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers |
| Epic | |
| Flying Buttress | |
| Illumination | |
| Epidemic | |
| Inflation | |
| Longbow |