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Dark Ages
key terms for the Dark Ages
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vacuum | a void or emptiness |
| fluctuations | periodic changes |
| three-field crop rotations | three fields -different crops in two and one unplanted |
| university | schools of higher learning |
| Germanic | groups of northern Europeans who spoke the Germanic languages. |
| generation | about 25 years |
| trial jury | group of citizens who decide an accused person's guilt or innocence. |
| heresy | ideas that go against Church teachings. |
| scholasticism | way of thinking that combines faith and reason |
| fief | grant made to a vassal |
| concordat | an agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country |
| Missionary | person who spreads the faith |
| Chivalry | customs that knights followed |
| Theology | the study of religious faith |
| Knight | warrior in armor on horseback |
| serf | peasant tied to a manor |
| mass | a Catholic worship service |
| vernacular | the everyday spoken language of a region |
| fjord | a narrow inlet of sea between cliffs |