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Chapter 15 Vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| steep-sided valley that is an inlet of the sea | fjord |
| person who travels to carry the ideas of a religion to others | missionary |
| to declare that a person or group no longer belongs to a church | excommunication |
| agreement between the pope & the ruler of the country | concordat |
| political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords & vassals | feudalism |
| in feudalism a noble who held land from & served a higher-ranking lord, an in return was given protection | vassal |
| under feudalism, the land a lord granted to a vassal in exchange for military service and loyalty | fief |
| in the Middle Ages, a noble warrior who fought on horseback | knight |
| peasant laborer bound by law to the lands of a noble | serf |
| medieval business group formed by crafts people and merchants | guild |
| group decided whether there is enough evidence to accuse a person of a crime | grand jury |
| group that decided whether an accused person was innocent or guilty | trial jury |
| religious officials such as priests, given authority to conduct religious services | clergy |
| body of coherent matter | mass |
| belief that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs | heresy |
| hatred of the Jews | antisemitism |
| the study of the gods & nature of religious truth | theology |
| method of critical thought when taught by academics | scholasticism |
| language or dialect spoken by ordinary people, in a particular country or religion | vernacular |
| a deadly infectious disease | plague |
| characterization of the increased demographic & cultural presence of more hispanic religions | reconquista |