Chapter 11 Flashcards
Great Famine
A famine that hit most all of northern Europe that lasted from 1315-1322
The Black Death
a plague that killed 1/3 of Europe in 1347
Flagellants
People who whipped them selves because they believed the plague was gods punishment
Hundred Years War
A war between England and France from 1337-1453
representative assemblies
Meetings of lords and wealthy urban residents
Babylonian Captivity
The 77 years where Hebrews were held captive in Babylon.
The Great Schism
The split on church leadership between 1378-1417 when the were three popes
Conciliarists
People who believed the authority in the roman church should rest in general council
confraternities
Voluntary lay groups organized by occupation, neighborhood, or charity
Jacquerie
A massive uprising by french peasants in 1358
English peasants revolt
Revolt in English peasants in 1381
Statute of kilkenny
law issued in 1366 that discriminated against the Irish