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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 kings 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 to bring an arrested person before a judge or court |
| Parliament | An assembly of representatives who make laws |
| Crusades | A series of military campaigns to establish Christian control over the holy land |
| Heresy | A belief that is rejected by official church teaching |
| Inqiusition | 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 |
| Hundreds years war | The conflict between the kingdoms of England and France that lasted from 1337 to 14 53 |
| Black death | An epidemic caused by the plague |