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Western Civilization > Foundations of Medieval Europe and Height of Medieval Civilization Vocabulary and People > Flashcards

Foundations of Medieval Europe and Height of Medieval Civilization Vocabulary and People Flashcards

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Charlemagne

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was the leader of the Franks

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Missi Dominici

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is the lord’s messengers

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Parish

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is a rural districts with each having there own priest

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Tithe

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is ten percent of a person salary which is then donated to the church

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Illumination

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includes designing and decorating the first letter of a paragraph and margins

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Clovis

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is Clotilde husband and the first king of the Franks

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Charles Martel

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is the Frankish Mayor of the Palace

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Feudalism

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is a system of rule which local lords are bounded to a king by ties of loyalty

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Knight

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is a mounted warriors who would serve for the lord

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Lord

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is similar to a greater noble

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Vassal

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is a large areas of land which are then divided between lesser lords

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Feudal Contract

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is unwritten rules governing the relationships between a lord and his vassal

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Fief

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is an estate or a piece of land

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Chivalry

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is feudal nobles following a code of conduct

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Troubadour

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also known as wandering poets, is a person who would go and entertain at feudal castles

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Three-field System

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is a method of crop rotation

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Trial by Combat

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is one of the ways the accusant can choose to solve his/her crime, another knight would challenged the accused to battle

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Trial by Ordeal

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is the other way the accusant can choose to solve his/her crimes, a painful physical test

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Manor

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is a village or several villages and the surrounding of lands

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Serf

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is peasants who are attached to the land

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Demesne

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when lord spilt most manor land among his serfs, the reserved portion was the demesne

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Baliff

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is an agent who manages his smaller estates

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Inquisition

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is a special court used to try people of accused heresy

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Excommunication

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is when Christians disobeyed the church they would face a threat

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Simony

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is the buying and selling of religious offices

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Hanseatic League

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was an association of 80 large towns and cities in northern Germany that grouped together for trade purposes and protection

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Charter

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is written documents that guaranteed their rights

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Guild

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is an association of merchants and artisans that govern the town

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Just Price

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includes the cost of materials plus reasonable profit

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Apprentice

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is someone who learns the trade from a master craftsman who was a guild member

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Journeyman

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is someone who earned wages by working for a master craftsman while he perfected his skills

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Chanson de geste

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is a long, narrative poem describing the ideals of chivalry

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Dante

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was the most famous Italian medieval poet

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Geoffrey Chacuer

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an english poet who influenced vernacular literature

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Thomas Aquinas

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was the most famous medieval scholastic thinker

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Roger Bacon

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is an english philosopher and scientist

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Flying Buttress

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was a stone arm that leaned against the outside wall to help support the weight of the roof

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Vernacular

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is the everyday language of the people

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Scholasticism

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used logic and reasons to support christian beliefs

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Alchemist

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is a person who combined magical beliefs, philosophy, and chemistry in an effort to change worthless metals into gold

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Seljuk Turks

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warlike people who had just converted to Islam

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Urban II

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is a pope

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Saladin

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is a muslim general

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Crusade

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is an military expedition against enemies of the church

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Usury

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is lending money for interest

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Bill of Exchange

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permitted merchants to pay for goods in distant cities without actually carrying gold coins

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