Chapter 3 Flashcards
The purchase of church offices
Simony
The dominant power in Europe until the late sixteenth century
The Catholic Church
The occupation of more than one church office
Pluralism
Neglect of a position in the church
Absenteeism
Authored “Defender of the Peace”
Argued for church subordination to state and should be governed by a council
Marsiglio of Padua
Councils which unite the church under a pope.
Conciliar Movement
Councils of Pisa and Constance
Leader of the Lollards
Criticizes vices of the clergy
Questions the papal authority and transubstantiation
Translates Bible into English
John Wycliffe
Czech priest burned at the Council of Constance
Similar doctrine to John Wycliffe
Leader of the Hussites
John Huss
Authors “Book of Martyrs” based on Hussite and Lollard thought
John Foxe
Sought direct knowledge of God through personal connection
Fostered the regular meeting of lay people in the Rhine Valley
Meister Eckhard and Thomas à Kempis
Authors “The Imitation of Christ”
Thomas à Kempis
Fosters communal life for lay people in the Low Countries. Brethren of the Common Life ran schools guided by Christian morals
Gerard Groote
Multiple popes claim legitimacy, disorienting the Catholic Church
The Great Schism
Muscovy leader known for cruel punishment
Blamed illness of state on the Boyars
Vlad III Dracula
Constitution of the Holy Roman Empire
Made emperors elective, dependent on seven sectors
The Golden Bull
Pope to obtain legitimacy after the Great Schism, reuniting the Catholic Church
Pope Martin V
Conflict between England and France caused by both sides’ attempts to gain the other’s land
The Hundred Years’ War
French soldier who rallied troops to victory over England in the Hundred Years’ War.
Joan of Arc
War between the houses of Lancaster and York for the possession of the throne.
Ended with the Tudor Dynasty taking power
The War of the Roses
French direct tax on salt levied during the Hundred Years’ War.
The Gabelle
French income tax levied during the Hundred Years’ War.
The Taille
Post-Hundred Years’ War, english nationalist author.
Authors the “Canterbury Tales”
Geoffrey Chaucer
Post-Hundred Years’ War French nationalist author and poet
Francois Villon
French peasant uprisings caused by excessive taxation
The Jacqueries