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Middle Ages Vocab :)
Question | Answer |
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Crusades | A long series of wars between Christians and Muslims who fought for the Holy Land in Israel. |
Medieval | Referring to the Middle Ages c. 950-1300 A.D. |
Chivalry | The code of honorable behavior for Medieval Knights. |
Parliament | The lawmaking body that governed Europe. |
Excommunicate | To cast out from the church. |
Saladin | Muslim general, he led the Muslims 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 and strong leader. |
Knight | A person who served his lord as a mounted and heavily armed soldier. |
Steed | A horse used for riding. |
Thomas Aquinas | Dominican philosopher, he argued 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 I | 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. |
Manga Carta | A document signed in 1215 A.D. by King John that required the king to honor certain rights. |
King John | Signed the Manga Carta on June 15, 1215 A.D., guaranteed that the kind would respect feudal rights |
Hundred year wars | A long conflict between England and France that lasted from 1337 to 1453 A.D. |
Black death | Also known as the Bubonic plague, a deadly disease that swept through Europe between 1347-1351 A.D. |
Protestant | A member or follower of any Western Christian Churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church. |
Dark Ages | A historical period of time traditionally referring to the Middle Ages marked by a decline in literature. |
Serf | A tenant farmer was bound to a hereditary plot of land and to the will of his land lord. |
The Great Schism | 1054 A.D. was the break up of the Christain church into 2 sections: the Western and the Eastern sections. |
Renaissance | A time period after the Dark Ages where classical learning was revived. |
Reformation | A term covering a number of changes in Western Christianity between the 14th-17th centuries. |
Jousting | A medieval sport contest in which 2 opponets on horseback, typically knights, fight with lances. |
Lance | A medieval pole weapon or spear specially made to be used by mounted combatant. The medieval lance was 9-14 feet tall. |
Court Jester | "Fool", was historically an entertainer during the medieval era who was a member of the household of a noble man employed to entertain guests. |
Vassel | A person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage. |
Homage | Special honor or respect shown publically especially for feudal allegiance. |
Fief | An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service. |
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 officer on the manor, and collected rent. |
Reeve | A senior official with local responsibilities under the crown, such as the chief magistrate of a town of district. |
Lord | Those who leased land or other property and ran the estate. |