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Topic 10 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Secular | Non-church; not regarded as religious |
| Excommunicate | To exclude a person from a church or religious community |
| Pilgrimage | A journey to worship at a holy place |
| Magna Carta | A document that was signed by King John giving certain rights to barons and limiting the kings power. |
| Common law | Law has developed from custom and judges decisions rather than acts of law making assembly |
| Habeas Corpus | A court order to bring an arrested person before judge or court |
| Parliament | An assembly of representatives who makes laws |
| Crusades | A series of military campaigns to establish Christian control over the Holy Land |
| Heresy | A belief that is rejected by official church teachings |
| Inquisition | A series of investigations designed to find a judge and heretics |
| Reconquista | The movement to drive Muslims from Spain |
| Famine | A serious shortage of food |
| Hundred years' War | The conflict between the kingdoms of England and France that lasted from 1337 to 1453 |
| Black Death | An epidemic( a disease that spreads quickly through a population ) caused by the bubonic plague |