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Definitioms Flashcards

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Code of Justinian

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Byzantine empires modification of the Roman law under Justinian and a committee of jurists

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Qu’ran

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Islamic book of worship. Muhammad’s revalations

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Five pillars of Qu’ran

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Profession of faith
Pray 5 times a day
Fast during Ramadan 
Pilgrimage to Mecca 
Give to poor
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Caliph

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Successor of Muhammad

Chief Muslim ruler

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Treaty of Verdun

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Louis the Pious splitting the carolingian empire in three between Charles, Louis and Lothair

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Vassal

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Commitment from a knight to a lord that they would fight for them for land in return

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Fief

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Land rewarded to knights

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Serfs

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Under knights.

Regular peasants. Payed rent to lords and tithe to church

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Doomsday book

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Result of William sending officials to every part of the country to evaluate how to tax and govern the land appropriately

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Primogeniture

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Kings eldest son inherited crown

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Reconquista

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Ferdinand of Aragon trying to push muslims out of Spain

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Magna Carta

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Agreement between king John in England and the citizens that they had to be consulted about spending in order to lower tax

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Simony

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Church officials pawning objects or positions

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Excommunication

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Expulsion from the Christian church

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Flagellants

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Violent groups of christians who whipped and scourged themselves as penance for their society’s sins. Also blamed Jews

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Great schism

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Pope Urban being in Rome and Pope Clement being in Avignon because they elected two popes

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Humanism

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renaissance idea that Human nature and human achievement were worthy of contemplation

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Indulgence

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Church tokens to ensure forgiveness and spot in heaven

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Holy office

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Location for judgement of heresy after the inquisition

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Jesuits

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Counter reformation Christian missionaries

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Ptolemy

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Geographer who published a world map using longitudinal and latitudinal lines
Used for travel and had little heads indicating the winds

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Treaty of tordesillas

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Split the new world between Spain and Portugal
Portugal got everything east and Spain got everything west
Portugal liked the trade toute to Africa

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Encommienda system

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Legal system by which Spanish crown tried to define the status of indigenous population
Based on reconquista of Spain

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La Fronde

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French civils war between Louis XIV and the princes, nobility, law courts and people of France.
He weakened the power of the nobility and judicial bodies and had to sneak out the country

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Mercantilism

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Collection of government policies regulating economic activities by and for the mother state

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Constitutionalism

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A governments authority is determined by a body of laws

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Puritans

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English Protestant’s who believed the Church of England was too catholic and needed to remove practices not in the bible

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Test act

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Religious test passed by Charles II preventing Catholics from being involved in English state

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Enlightenment

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Movement in Europe during the 18th century that used reason to promote liberty, progress, tolerance and a constitutional government

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Rationalism

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Reason is the main source and test of knowledge

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Reign of terror

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Series of public executions in France of the enemies of the revolution. Led by Robespierre

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Thermidorian Reaction

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The fall of the Robespierre revolution and the end of the reign of terror. The directory took power

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Napoleonic Code

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Civil code of France drafted by Napoleon promoting civil liberty, equality in law and secular state. Reflected the ideals of the enlightenment

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Continental system

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Napoleons attempt to weaken British economy by banning trace between Britain and France (plus allies). This hurt frances economy more

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Crystal palace

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Large plate glass structure constructed to hosue the great exhibition in England

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