Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Question 1

Clovis

Answer 1

leader of the Frankish kingdom that used military force + other methods to combine several kingdoms

Question 2

Mayor of the palace

Answer 2

the leading palace officials under a frankish king

Question 3

Charlemagne

Answer 3

the soul ruler of the frankish kingdom

Question 4

Manor

Answer 4

an estate on which most people lived under feudalism

Question 5

Pope

Answer 5

means “papa”, became a title of the bishop of rome

Question 6

Papal

Answer 6

Anything related to the pope

Question 7

Innocent III

Answer 7

increased papal power to its highest point

Question 8

Medieval warm period

Answer 8

the warming of the climate in Europe in the beginning of the 11th century

Question 9

Town Charter

Answer 9

a legal document issued by the king that listed privileges of the towns people + freed them from most feudal duties

Question 10

William the Conqueror

Answer 10

laid the foundation 4 a strong monarchy through his conquest of england

Question 11

Henry II

Answer 11

strengthened English royal authority by expanding the use of royal courts, developed circuit courts

Question 12

Circuit Courts

Answer 12

developed by henry II; judges heard cases in a particular province, or circuit of england

Question 13

Hugh Capet

Answer 13

the count of paris who founded a new royal line in france

Question 14

Philip II

Answer 14

developed a strong monarchy in France + improved the effectiveness of the royal government by sending out royal officials

Question 15

Baillis

Answer 15

royal officials who collected taxes 4 the king + ensured justice 4 carrying out the laws

Question 16

Jury

Answer 16

a group of local citizens made lists of accusations before a circuit judge arrived to hear them

Question 17

Indictments

Answer 17

a list of accusations

Question 18

Common Law

Answer 18

uniform laws for all of England

Question 19

Magna Carta

Answer 19

a document limiting royal power that english nobles forced king john to sign

Question 20

Parliament

Answer 20

a formal legislative body composed of the house of the lords + the house of commons

Question 21

Power of the Purse

Answer 21

parliament’s power to grant or withhold approval of new taxes

Question 22

Interdict

Answer 22

a papal declaration by which people are denied access to most of the sacraments

Question 23

Crusade

Answer 23

a series of military expeditions, originally intended to free the holy land + defeat infedeles

Question 24

Middle Class

Answer 24

a group in feudal society composed of those who lived in towns including merchants + bankers

Question 25

Bank

Answer 25

from the word “banca” means bench; a meeting place for transaction financial business; how our banking system was developed

Question 26

Letter of Credit

Answer 26

enabled people to travel without carrying large amounts of money

Question 27

Reconquista

Answer 27

roman catholic seizure of spain + portugal from the muslims

Question 28

Chivalry

Answer 28

a code or strict set of rules for a night

Question 29

Peace of God

Answer 29

a church decree making church property off limits during fighting among nights

Question 30

Truce of God

Answer 30

a church decree restricting fighting among nights to certain days of the week

Question 31

Liberal Arts

Answer 31

studies taught in medieval universities for nobility

Question 32

Cathedrals

Answer 32

large + impressive churches

Question 33

Romanesque

Answer 33

an architectural style of the early middle ages that used roman styles of architecture- Dark and Cold

Question 34

Gothic

Answer 34

a new style of architectural developed during the 13th century - Flying buttresses

Question 35

Flying Buttresses

Answer 35

external support of a gothic cathedral

Question 36

Vernacular

Answer 36

a national language such as french or german

Question 37

Dante

Answer 37

Dante

Question 38

Chaucer

Answer 38

english poet who wrote the Canterbury Tales

Question 39

Great Famine of 1315

Answer 39

when rain struck a large area of europe that caused rotting crops + a lack of salt to preserve meat

Question 40

Hundred Years War

Answer 40

series of battles to settle the issue of english control of land in france

Question 41

Edward III

Answer 41

english king who also claimed to right to the french throne

Question 42

Joan of arc

Answer 42

a peasant girl who rallied the French during the hundred years war

Question 43

Black death

Answer 43

a plague during the middle ages