4. European Middle Ages Flashcards
Saint Bendict
leader of monks
Charlamagne
1st holy roman emperor
Justinian
eastern roman emperor
Urban II
pope, called for 1st crusade
Manor
fundamental economic unit
Serf
people bound to land, forced to work
Guild
association of skilled artisans and tradesmen, secretive
Heresy
Denial of church teachings, incorrect/not following beliefs
Magna Carta
limited the power of the monarch
Italy
where renaissance began
Black Death
spread by rates during time of increasing trade
Great Schism
great loss of power for catholic church
Inquisition
court by catholic church that tried and condemned hereitcs
Vernacular
language of the people, not Latin
Holy Roman Empire
problems, german in control, tried to control too much