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W History - Topic 7
W History - Topic 7 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| medieval | referring to the Middle Ages in Europe or the period of history between ancient and modern times |
| feudalism | loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord |
| vassal | in medieval Europe, a lord who was granted land in exchange for service and loyalty to a greater lord |
| feudal contract | exchange of pledges between lords and vassals |
| fief | in medieval Europe, an estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty |
| knight | a European noble who served as a mounted warrior |
| tournament | a mock battle in which knights would compete against on another to display their fighting skills |
| chivalry | code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages |
| troubadour | a wandering poet or singer of medieval Europe |
| manor | during the Middle Ages in Europe, a lord's estate that included one or more villages and the surrounding lands |
| serf | in medieval Europe, a peasant bound to the lord's land |
| secular | having to do with worldly, rather than religious, matters; nonreligious |
| sacrament | sacred ritual of the Roman Catholic Church |
| papal supremacy | the claim of medieval popes that they had authority over all secular rulers |
| canon law | body of laws of a church |
| excommunication | exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church law |
| interdict | in the Roman Catholic Church, excommunication of an entire region, town, or kingdom |
| friar | a medieval European monk who traveled from place to place preaching to the poor |
| icon | holy image of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church |
| charter | in the Middle Ages, a written document that set out the rights and privileges of a town |
| capital | money or wealth used to invest in business or enterprise |
| partnership | a group of merchants who joined together to finance a large-scale venture that would have been too costly for any individual trader |
| tenant farmer | someone who would pay rent to a lord to farm part of the lord's land |
| middle class | a group of people, including merchants, traders, and artisans, whose rank was between nobles and peasants |
| guild | in the Middle Ages, an association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to uphold standards of their trade and to protect their economic interests |
| apprentice | a young person learning a trade from a master |
| journeyman | a young person learning a trade from a master |
| common law | a legal system based on custom and court rulings |
| due process of law | the requirement that the government act fairly and in accordance with established rules in all that it does |
| habeas corpus | principle that a person cannot be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime |
| lay investiture | appointment of bishops by anyone who is not a member of the clergy |
| scholasticism | in medieval Europe, the school of thought that used logic and reason to support Christian belief |
| vernacular | everyday language of ordinary people |
| Gothic style | type of European architecture that developed in the Middle Ages, characterized by flying buttresses, ribbed vaulting, thin walls, and high roofs |
| flying buttress | stone supports on the outside of a building that allowed builders to construct higher, thinner walls that contained large stained-glass windows. |
| illumination | the artistic decoration of books and manuscripts |
| epidemic | outbreak of a rapidly spreading disease |
| longbow | six-foot-long bow that could rapidly fire arrows with enough force to pierce most armor |
| steppe | sparse, dry, treeless grassland |
| Cyrillic | relating to the Slavic alphabet derived from the Greek and traditionally attributed to St. Cyril; in modified form still used in modern Slavic languages |
| ethnic group | large group of people who share the same language and cultural heritage |
| diet | assembly or legislature |
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