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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 power | law that has developed from custom and judges decisions, rather than acting from 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 |
| heresey | 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 year's war | the conflict between the kingdoms of england and France that lasted from 1337 to 1453 |
| black death | an epidemic caused by the bubonic plague |