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Chapter 7 History
Chapter 7 Study guide for quiz
Term | Definition |
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Serf | An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate |
Troubadour | An entertainer |
Apprentice | A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period for no money |
Clovis | Continued to be the king of franks after Charles Martel died |
Journeyman | A trained worker who is employed for someone else |
Fief | An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service |
Charter | The grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified |
St. Francis of Assisi | an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land |
Papal Supremacy | the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church that the Pope, by reason of his office as Vicar of Christ and as pastor of the entire Christian Church, has full, supreme, and universal power over the whole Church, |
Knight | a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor |
Charlemagne as Emperor | crowned by pope Leo III; split East and Western Christians |
Feudal Contracts | A contract between a lord and a vassal (knight) |
Lords and Serfs | serfs were peasant farmers and lords have power over the peasants |
Christian Beliefs regarding spirituality | the trinity-the father, the son, and the holy spirit |
Benedictine Rule | a book of precepts written by Benedict of Nursia for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot. Monks and nuns had to swear to obedience, poverty, and chastity |
Christian Nobles and the Truce of God | The Truce of God required Christian nobles to stop fighting between Friday and Sunday each week |
Crop Restoration | the ecological restoration of an ecosystem |
Newcomers to a Medieval City | were forced to settle outside the protective hills because the city was overcrowded |
Benefits of Becoming an Apprentice | apprentice helped lord, apprentice learned trade which helped them become what trade the apprentice is learning |