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Middle ages
Term | Definition |
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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 |