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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 the barons, and limiting the King's power |
| Common Law | Law that has developed from custom and judges' decisions, rather than acts of a law-making assembly |
| Habeas Corpus | A court order (writ) to bring an arrested person before a judge or court (Latin meaning "you shall have the body") |
| Parliament | An assembly of representatives who make laws |
| Crusades | A series of military campaigns to establish Christian control over the Holy Land (Holy wars between Christians and Muslims) |
| Heresy | A belief that is rejected by official Church teaching |
| Inquisition | A series of investigations designed to find and judge heretics |
| Reconquista | The movement to drive the 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 (a deadly infection) |