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Chapter 5 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| commoner | a person who is not of noble rank |
| crossbow | a medieval weapon made up of a bow that was fixed across a wooden stock and operated by a trigger |
| longbow | a large bow used for firing feathered arrows |
| truce | an agreed-upon halt in fighting |
| heretic | a person who hold beliefs that are contrary to a church or other group |
| habeas corpus | the principle that says kings cannot appoint bishops without permission |
| Magna Carta | a written agreement from 1215 that limited the English king's power and strengthened the rights of nobles |
| Hundred Years War | a series of wars fought by France and England between 1337 and 1453 |