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CCMS Middle Ages
Chapter 19 Middle Ages Content Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Fjord | a narrow body of water between steep cliffs where the sea cuts into the land |
Missionary | a person who is sent by a religious organization to teach the religion |
Concordat | an agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country |
Feudalism | a political order where nobles governed and protected people in return for services |
Vassal | a low |
Fief | the land granted to a vassal by a noble |
Knight | a warrior on horseback who fought for a superior |
Chivalry | the system of rules and customs of being a knight |
Serf | a peasant who was tied to the land and its owner |
Guild | a group of merchants or craftspeople |
Grand jury | a group of citizens that decides if a person should be accused of a crime |
Trial jury | a group of citizens that decides whether an accused person is innocent or guilty |
Theology | the study of religious faith, practice, experience |
Scholasticism | a way of thinking that combined faith and reasoning |
Vernacular | the everyday spoken language of a region |
Mass | Catholic religious worship service |
Heresy | ideas that go against Church teachings |
AntiSemitism | hatred and mistreatment of Jews |
Plague | a disease that spreads quickly and kills many people |
Reconquista | the Christian “reconquest” of the Iberian peninsula from the Muslims |