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Late Middle Ages
Global 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Bubonic Plague | Also known as the Black Death where 1 in 3 people died when sickness spread from rats and fleas |
| The Hundred Years War | Series of conflicts fought between England and France over disputed land and rights to the throne, France wins |
| Long Bow | Powerful weapon introduced by English which could shoot faster and straighter |
| Joan of Arc | Mystic teenage girl who rallied the French to a series of victories before being burned at the stake by the English |
| The Babylonian Captivity | Another name for the time when the popes lived in Avignon, France. |
| The Western Schism | strange period of history with three "popes" |
| John Wycliffe | Attacked the corruption of the clergy, and questioned the power of the pope. |
| Vernacular | Everyday language of ordinary people |
| Jan Hus | The leader of the Czech religious reforms, he was convicted for heresy. |