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6th SS - Chapter 11
Chapter 11: Europe in Transition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Eurasia | world's largest landmass |
| temperate | mild weather |
| fjords | narrow inlets where the sea surges in between cliffs |
| navigable | waterways deep enough to be traveled by boat |
| deforestation | the process of clearing forests |
| North European Plain | the most fertile farmland in Europe |
| Middle Ages | a period in European history that began with the fall of the Roman Empire |
| Charlemagne | Frankish leader who conquered kingdoms and spread Christianity throughout Europe |
| fuedalism | system of government developed as a way to keep the peace in Europe |
| fief | land a king would give to nobles in return for their loyalty |
| vassals | nobles who took an oath of loyalty to their lords |
| serfs | peasants who worked on the land of the fief |
| manor | a settlement that belonged to a noble in which serfs lived in |
| knights | solider noble who agreed to fight for a king in return for land |
| chivalry | the code of conduct that knights believed they should follow |
| Magna Carta | first document that limited the power of a king or ruler |
| monastery | community where monks live and dedicate their lives to God |
| nun | woman who chooses to serve and dedicate herself to God in community |
| saint | a person believed to be holy |
| Pope Urban II | pope who called for a war to capture Jerusalem and nearby lands where Jesus lived - the first crusade |
| Crusades | series of wars to take the Holy Land back |
| Reconquista | a long war fought by Christian armies to recapture Spain from the Muslim armies |
| cathedral | large Christian church in which the Bishop resides |
| plague | terrible disease that spreads quickly |
| Renaissance | a time of great creativity in arts and sciences |
| humanism | the concern for human interests and values |
| patron | supporter |
| perspective | technique that creates three dimensions on the flat surface of a painting |
| Leonardo da Vinci | painted the Mona Lisa |
| Michaelangelo | painted the Sistine Chapel |
| William Shakespeare | most famous writer of the Renaissance; wrote Romeo and Juliet |
| Martin Luther | German monk who nailed 95 theses on a cathedral door and ultimately started the Protestant Reformation |
| 95 Theses | arguments for reform in the Church in Rome |
| indulgences | pardon or forgiveness for sins that was wrongly sold by the Church |
| Reformation | a movement to reform the Church in Europe |
| Protestants | people who protested against the Roman Catholic Church |
| King Henry VIII (8th) | English king who split from the Roman Catholic Church because he was not granted a divorce from the pope. He made himself the head of a new church, the Anglican Church |
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