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Middle Ages (Ch. 12)

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Black Death (Bubonic Plague)   (1348) Disease that was carried by fleas on Asian black rats and brought to Europe on ships returning from Asia.  
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Hundred Years' War   (1337-1453) England (King Edward II) battles France (Philip VI of Valois) for the throne of France.  
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Joan of Arc   (1412-1431) French peasant girl who lead the French army to a victory at the Battle of Orleans (1429), resulting in the thr French heir to the throne (Charles VII) to be crowned.  
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John Wyclif   (1330-1384) Believed that the church should only follow Scripture. Wrote an English translation of the Bible.  
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Lollards   Followers of John Wyclif.  
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John Hus   (1369-1415) Ideas very similar to Wyclif. Led a nationalist movement in Bohemia. Burned at stake for heretical and political views.  
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Hussites   Followers of John Hus. Staged large rebellions in the 14th century.  
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Babylonian Captivity   (1309-1377) Struggle between the Pope and the French king led to the election of a French pope who set up his leadership in Avignon, France. Seven successive popes resided at Avignon, France. This situation damaged papal prestige.  
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Great Schism   (1377-1417) Conflict occurred with the election of 2 popes- one in Rome (Pope Urban VI), one in France (Antipope Clement VII)- neither of whom recognized each other. Hurt prestige of church.  
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Conciliar Movement   (1409-1418) Ended the Great Schism. Wanted to reform the Church by creating a council of cardinals that would be more powerful than the pope. Failed as a movement.  
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vernacular   national languages; native dialect  
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Dante Alghieri   (1265-1321) (Father of Italian Language) An early Renaissance author who wrote "The Divine Comedy" in 1321.  
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Thomas Aquinas   (1224-1274) Attempted to reconcile faith and reason by using logic to support Christian doctrine. Wanted to reconcile Aristotle's scientific ideas with Christianity.  
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Scholasticism   The corner-stone of late medieval philosophy. Dominated Catholic philosophy for centuries. Later challenged by Renaissance humanists  
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