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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 |
| Pilgrrmage | 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 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 Christmas and Muslims} |
| Hersey | A beliefs rejected by official church teaching |
| Inquistion | a series of investigations designed to find and judge hertics |
| Reconquista | The movement to drive the Muslims from span |
| 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} cause by the bubonic plague {a deadly infection} |