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middle ages vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Crusades | a long series of wars between Christians and Muslims who fought for the Holy Land in Israel |
| Medieval | refering to the middle ages c.950-1300 AD |
| Chivilary | the code of honorable behavior for Medieval Kinghts |
| Parliament | the law making body that governed Europe |
| Excommunicate | to cast out from the church |
| Saladin | Muslim general, he led the Muslim forces during the 3rd crusade |
| Pope | the head of the Catholic church |
| Manor | a large country house with land |
| Charlemagne | king of the Franks, he was a brilliant warrior an strong leader. |
| Knight | a person who served his lord as a mounted and heavily armed soldier. |
| steed | a horse used for riding |
| Thomas Aquinas | domincan philosopher,he arqued rational thought could be used to support Christian belief |
| Benedict | Italian saint and monk, he created a set of rules for monks to follow |
| King Richard 1 | king of England he led Christian Soldiers in the 3rd Crusade became known as King Richard the Lionheart |
| William the Conqueror | powerful French noble who conquered England he brought feudalism to England |
| Magna Carta | a document signed in 1215AD by king John that required to honor certain rights. |
| King John | signed the Magna Carta on June 15, 1215AD guaranteed that the king woul respect feudal rights |
| Hundred years War | a long conflict between England and France that lasted from 1337 to 1435AD |
| Black death | also known as the Babonic plague, a deadly disease that swept through Europe between 1347-1351AD |
| Protestant | a member or follower of any of the Western Christian Churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic |
| Dark ages | a historical period of time traditionally referring to the middle ages marked by decline in literature. |
| serf | a tenant farmer was bound to a herediary plot of land and to the will of his landlord |
| The great Schism | 1054Ad was the breakup of the Christian into two sections the Western (Roman Catholic) and the Eastern sections (Greek orthodox) |
| Renaissance | a time period after the Dark Ages where classical learning was revived |
| Reformation | a term covering a number of changes in Western Christiany (Europe) between the 14th and 17th centuries |
| Jousting | a medieval sports contest in which two opponents on horseback typically |
| Lance | a medieval pole weapon or spear specially made to be used by mounted combatant The medieval lance was 9 to 14 feet long. |
| Court jester | "fool" was historically an entertainer during the medieval era who wad a member of the household of a noble man employed to entertain guests |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage |
| Homage | special honor or respect shown publicly especially for feudal allegiance |
| Fief | an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service |
| Lord | those who leased land or other property and ran the estate |
| Feudalism | system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return |
| Bailiff | the senior person living on the manor if the lord was absent, also acted as chief law off |
| Reeve | a senior official with local responsibilities under the Crown, such as the chief magistrate of a town or district |