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Ch. 13-14 Flashcards

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Monastery

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religious communities

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secular

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activities that have no religious/spiritual basis (worldly: Santa, easter bunny)

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MIddle Ages

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medieval period: 500-1500 A.D.

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Franks

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a member of the ancient Germanic tribes

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Carolingian Dynasty

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a family that ruled the Franks: 751-987

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Charlemagne

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an emperor who founded the Carolingian Dynasty;

was 6’4’’

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Lord

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landowner

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serf

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a laborer under the feudal system who worked on the lord’s estate

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fief

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person who granted land

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vassal

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person receiving land

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knight

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a person who served their lord as a mounted soldier in armor

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manor

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lord’s estate/district

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tithe

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church tax

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chivalry

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complex set of ideals:

  1. earthly feudal lord
  2. heavenly lord
  3. chosen lady
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tournament

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a sporting event in which two knights on horses tries to knock each other off for a prize

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troubadour

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poet-musicians that plays at castles/courts

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clergy

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pope, bishops, priests

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sacrament

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important religious ceremonies

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canon law

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marriage/religious practice

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lay investiture

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ceremony where kings/nobles appoints church officials

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Holy Roman Empire

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an empire set up in western Europe with Charlemagne as emperor in year 800

was created by the medieval papacy to unite Christendom under one rule

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simony

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bishops selling positions in the Church

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Gothic

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style of architecture (large windows, high arches, elaborate tracery)

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Urban III

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a pope

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Crusade

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holy war

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Saladin

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Kurdish warrior, Muslim leader

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Richard the Lion-Hearted

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brilliant warrior and king of England in 1189

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Reconquista

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Spanish driving out Muslims (moors) out of Spain

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Inquisition

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a court (held by Church) suppressing heresy

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three-field system

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farmers could grow crops on 2/3 of their land instead of half

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guild

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an organization of individuals in the same job improving economic/social condition of its members

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burgher

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a citizen of a town/city typically a member of the wealthy middle class

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vernacular

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the language spoken by the ordinary people in a particular region

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scholastics

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  • schoolmen
  • teachings of law and gov’t.
  • develop institutions/traditions
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commercial Revolution

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a period of European economic expansion of trade/businesses

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Thomas Aquinas

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argued basic religious truths could be proved logical argument

wrote “Summa Theologicae”

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common law

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a unified body of law

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parliament

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legislative group

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William the Conqueror

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duke of Normandy, France

invaded England

40
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Henry II

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English king and married Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Magna Carta

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a charter that guaranteed certain basic political rights

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Hugh Capet

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an undistinguished duke from middle of France

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Phillip II

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became king at 15 years old, crafty and unprincipled

greatly increased French’s territory

established bailiffs (able to collect king’s taxes)

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Estates-General

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advice representatives of all 3 classes of French society: clergy, nobles, townspeople

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Bubonic Plaque

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deadly disease

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Avignon

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a city in France

47
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Great Schism

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division (2 popes split the Church)

48
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John Wycliffe

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an English theologian who objected the Roman Catholic doctrine

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Jan Hus

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a professor in Bohemia

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Hundred Years’ War

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French and English war: 1337-1453

51
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Joan of Arc

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French peasant girl and led French army to victory

burned at the stake for having visions

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