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Middle ages
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crusades | a series of wars between Christians or muslims for the holly land in isreal |
| Medival | reffering to the middle ages |
| chivalry | the code of honorable behavior for medieval knights |
| parliment | the law making body that governed europe |
| Excommunication | to cast out from the church |
| Saladin | Musllim general who led muslim forces during the crusade |
| pope | the head of the catholic church |
| manor | a large country house with land |
| charlemaqe | king of the franks, brilliant and strong leader |
| Knight | a person who served his lord |
| steed | a horse used for riding in war |
| Thomas | a philosopher |
| benidict | italian monk and created a rulse for monks to follow |
| King rhicard | king of engalnd led christian soldiers |
| william the conqerour | powerful frenchnoble who conqered england |
| magna carta | a document signed in 1215A.D |
| King John | signed the mangna carta |
| black death | also known as the bubonic plauge |
| protstant | member ot follwer of any western church |
| dark ages | a historical diclin in literature |
| serf | tennet farmer |
| the great schisim | the brek up of christion churches into 2 parts |
| renassaiocce | a time after the dark ages where liturture was revived |
| reformation | a term covering changes in western christaianty |
| jousting | a medevil sport contest in wich two oppents sfight on horesback |
| lance | a midevil spear weapon |
| court jester | an entertainer for the king and people of weathy power |
| vassel | a person under protection of the feudal lord |
| Homage | a speacial honor or respect shown puplicly |
| fief | a estate of land held on condition of feudal service |
| lord | those who leased land or other property |
| feudilism | people were given land and protection and fought for them in return |
| baiilif | the senior living on the monor of the lord |
| Reeve | a senior official with local responsibilitys under the crown such as the chief magistrae of a town of district |