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Ch.14 Western Europe

Davis - SVHS - Chapter 14 The Formation of Western Europe

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Practice of bishops selling Church positions simony
A "holy war" issued to gain back the holy land of Jerusalem from the Muslims Crusades
A group of people who worked at the same occupation guild
Refers to a group of scholars meeting wherever they could University
Farmers could now grow crops on two-thirds of their land each year Three-Field System
Early English document that guaranteed certain basic political rights Magna Carta
England's legislative or law making body Parliament
A division in the Church that lasted almost a hundred years Great Schism
The city in France where the French pope lived Avignon
Deadly disease in Europe that killed one-third the population Bubonic Plague
What three problems did the Church experience at this time in history? priests getting married, bishops selling church positions, and the practice of lay investiture
Where reforms began that would influence the papacy, such as Leo IX enforcing laws against simony and marriage of priests, and Gregory VII extending Leo's reforms further? Cluny
Traveling from place to place preaching and spreading the Church's ideas describes. Friars
Living apart from the world in monasteries describes Monks
Churches with round arches, a heavy roof held up by thick walls and pillars, and tiny windows that let in lttle light describe what kind of Catherdral architecture? Romanesque
For what reason did Kings and Knights participate in the Crusades? personal gain such as riches
Churches that thrust upward as if reaching toward heaven and letting light in through a huge stained glass window describes what kind of Cathedral architecture? Gothic
What were the advantages of the three-field system? food production increased, increase in population, and well fed people lived longer
Where could people find all the needs of daily life for a small community? Fairs
What is the second step in becoming a Master? working for wages as a journeyman
How did town life affect the Feudal System? brought it to an end
How did a Serf become free? live in town a year and a day
Who was the duke of Normandy that defeated the Saxons at the Battle of Hastings? William the Conqueror
How did the Magna Carta and English Parliament both affect royal power? limited it
Which family united all of France? Capetians
Which pope tried to enforce papal authority over Philip IV by issuing a papal bull saying subjection to the Pontiff is necessary for salvation? Boniface VIII
What did Wycliffe and Hus both teach? that Jesus Christ was the head of the Church
What were the symptoms of the Bubonic Plague? swelling lymph nodes, high fever, chills and delirium, and purplish or blackish spots on the skin
How was the economy affected by the Bubonic Plague? town populations fell, trade declined, and prices rose
Who was burned at the stake because of their role of aiding the French in their defeat of England to end the Hundred Years' War? Joan of Arc
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