chapter 9 quiz 1 Flashcards

1
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political system where rulers offered the people protection in return for Labor

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feudalism

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2
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landholding noble in feudalism

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lord

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3
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land grants given in return for services

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fiefs

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4
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the recipient of a fief who owed allegiance to a king or lord

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vassal

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5
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symbolic act by which the lord gave to the vassal the right to use a fief

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investiture

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6
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medieval warriors who protected life and property and lived by the code of chivalry

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knight

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7
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a boy placed under the care of a knight for the purpose of becoming a knight

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page

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8
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the personal servant of a knight

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squire

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9
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knight’s strict code of behavior

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chivalry

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10
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medieval decree by which the church forbade the pillage of its property and extended protection to all noncombatants in society

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Peace of God

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11
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medieval decree which limited fighting to specified weekdays by forbidding combat from Wednesday evening to Monday morning

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Truce of God

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12
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more privileged peasants who served as manorial officials or provided skilled labor, such as blacksmiths, millers, and carpenters

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freeman

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13
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majority of those living on a manor; their status was midway between the ancient slave and the medieval freeman

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serfs

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14
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“universal”; “encompassing all”; the term of early Christians for the church

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catholic

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15
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the Roman Catholic theory that Christ made Peter the first pope and gave him supreme authority over the church on earth; also states that Peter subsequently transferred this office and its authority to those who succeeded him as bishop of Rome

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Petrine theory

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16
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a place of temporary punishment where souls bound for heaven must go after death to atone for their “minor” unconfessed sins

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purgatory

17
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baptism, confirmation, penance, the Holy Eucharist, matrimony, Holy Orders, and Extreme Unction

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seven sacraments

18
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the Roman Catholic service in which the Holy Eucharist is offered

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mass

19
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those who took “Holy Orders” in special service to the church

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clergy

20
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common church parishioners who did not take Holy Orders

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laity

21
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conducted religious services, administered the sacraments to the laity, and supervised the business and property of the church

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secular clergy

22
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clergy who lived in monastic communities under strict regulations

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regular clergy

23
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standard of discipline and order that strictly regulated the life of monks; the most popular system of rules in medieval Europe; designed by Benedict of Nursia

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Benedictine Rule

24
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claim of kings and nobles not only to appoint church officials but also to invest them with their religious authority

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lay investiture

25
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Roman Catholic assembly of cardinals that chooses a new pope; created to ensure that churchmen rather than Roman nobles or German kings would choose the popes

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College of Cardinals