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Med. Eur - bvick.

Chapter 15 - Medieval Europe

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Fjord steep sided valley that is an inlet of the sea
Missionary person who travels to carry the ideas of a religion to others
Excommunicate to declare that a person or group no longer belongs to a church
Concord an agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country
Feudalism political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals
Vassal in feudalism, a noble who held land from and served a higher-ranking lord, and in return was given protection
Fief under feudalism, the land a lord granted to a vassal in exchange for military service and loyalty
Knight in the Middle Ages, a noble warrior who fought on horseback
Serf peasant laborer bound by law to the lands of a noble
Guild medieval business group formed by craftspeople and merchants
Grand Jury group that decides whether there is enough evidence to accuse a person of a crime
Trial Jury group that decided whether an accused person was innocent or guilty
Clergy religious officials, such as priests, given authority to conduct religious services
Mass Catholic worship service
Heresy belief that differs from or contradicts the accepted teachings of a religion
Anti-Semitism hatred of Jews
Theology the study of religion and god
Scholasticism medieval way of thinking that tried to bring together reason and faith in studies of religion
Vernacular everyday language used in a country or region
Plague disease that spreads quickly and kills many people
Reconquista Christian struggle to take back the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims
Clovis King of the Franks; became Catholic and gained the support of the Pope
Charles Martel Frankish mayor that became king; defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours
Charlemagne Charles the Great; Frankish king that turned down the tile of Roman Emperor when the pope tried to give it to him
OttoI German King who controlled Germany and northern Italy (territories that became the Holy Roman Empire)
Gregory The Great pope that sent missionaries throughout Europe
William The Conquerer Viking descendant that ruled Normandy; claimed the throne of England when King Edward died
King John English monarch that was force to sign the Magna Carta (document that limited the king’s power)
Philip II French king who removed the English from the European mainland
Saladin Muslim ruler of Egypt; conquered Jerusalem in 1187
Francis Of Assisi founded the first order of friars
Thomas Aquinas champion of scholasticism because he combined the ideas of Church doctrine with the ideas of Aristotle
Joan Of Arc French peasant girl who inspired the French to take the city of Orleans from the English
Isabella Of Castile Queen of Spain
Ferdinand Of Aragon King of Spain
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