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History Ch 8 vocab
Chapter 8 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| medieval | The Middle Ages from 500-1000. Greco-Roman and Germanic |
| frontier | sparsely populate, undeveloped are |
| missi dominici | officials that were ent out to keep an eye on nobles in local regions. |
| cirriculum | formal course of study based on Latin learning |
| feudalism | loosely organized system of rule which powerful local lords divided their landholdings amoung lesser lords |
| vassal | lesser lords, pledged service and loyalty to greater lord |
| feudal contract | exchange of pledges between lord and vassal, lord promisses to protect vassal, and vassal promisses service |
| fief | to a vassal from his lord |
| knight | a mounted warrior, many nobles trained from boyhood |
| tournaments | mock battles with knights |
| chivalry | knights code of conduct, knights must be brave and loyal |
| troubadors | wandering poet |
| manor | the heart of medieval economy, lord's estate |
| serfs | peasants on a manor, bound to the land |
| sacrament | the sacred rights of the Church, would lead to salvation, or everlasting life with god |
| tithe | a tax made by the Church |
| secular | having to do with wordly rather than religion |
| papal supremecy | the pope would claim authority over all secular rulers |
| canon law | the Churche's laws, if disobeyed they faced a penalty |
| excommunication | a penalty for dysobeying canon law, if so, could not receive sacraments |
| interdict | an order excluding a town, region, or kingdom from receiving most sacraments |
| simony | the selling of church officials (Pope Gregory) |
| friar | monks who didn't live in isolated monatries |
| antisemitism | prejudice towards Jews |
| charter | money in exchange for land |
| capital | investing money |
| partnership | merchants working together more money |
| bill of exchange | put money in bank in exchange for a bill, give bill to another bank an you get your money, no money stolen |
| tenant farmers | people who paid rent for their land or hired farm laborers |
| "Town Air Makes Free" | you are a free serf after 1 year and 1 day |
| middle class | between nobles and peasants (merchants, traders, artists) |
| usury | lending money at interest |
| guilds | merchants and artistans formed associations, pass laws and taxes |
| apprentice | trainee to a master |
| journeymen | guild members, often accused masters of keeping their wages low so they won't be able to open a competing shop |
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