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Chapter 9 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exchequer | treasury |
| common law | a legal system based on custom and court ruling |
| jury | group of men sworn to speak the truth |
| Lay investiture | practice in which the emperor or another lay person invested or presented bishops with the ring and staff that symbolized |
| Annul | invalidate |
| crusade | holy war |
| Schism | split |
| levy | collect |
| religious toleration | a policy of allowing people to worship as they choose |
| scholasticism | school of thought that used logic ad reason to support Christian belief |
| vernacular | everyday language of ordinary people |
| epics | long narrative poems |
| flying buttresses | stone supports that stood outside the church |
| Epidemic | outbreak of rapid-spreading disease |
| inflation | rising prices |
| longbow | weapon that was 6 foot long and took years to master |
| illumination | artistic decoration of books |