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CCMS Middle Ages
Chapter 19 Middle Ages Content Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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