History Chapter 5 Flashcards

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Count

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High nobleman, governor of a county.

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Duke

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High nobleman, governor of a duchy.

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Feudal system

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(Feudalism) Polity with lords and vessels.

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4
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Hereditary

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When something is passed on from parents to children.

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5
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Knight

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Soldier on a horse.

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Lord

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Monarch or high nobleman who lets a territory be ruled by a vessel.

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Middle ages

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Third period (500-1500).

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8
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Time of monks and knights.

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Third era (500-1000).

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Vassals

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Nobleman who rules a territory by order of a lord.

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Abbot

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Head of a monastery (abbey).

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Archbishop

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Leader of a group of bishops believers.

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Clergyman

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Religious leader (the clergy: all clergymen).

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Heathen

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Persons of whom is said that they do not have the right religion.

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14
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Missionary

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person with the assignment (mission) to spread Christianity.

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Monastry

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Living place of monks or nuns.

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Monk

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Clergyman who lives separated from society, usually in a monastry.

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Nun

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Female monk

18
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Parish priest

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Low-level clergyman who leads a group of Christians.

19
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Sermon

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Religious explanation

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Corvee

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Unpaid work for a lord.

21
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Domain

A

Land of a nobleman or a monastery.

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Estate

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Group with a fixed social position and special rights.

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Manor

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House of a nobleman.

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Manorial right

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Right of a lord of a domain.

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Manorial system

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economic system with serfs on domains.

26
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Serf

A

Semi-free farmer.

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Serfdom

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Unfreedom of serfs.

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Steward

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Person who rules a domain for the owner.

29
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Allah

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Arabic for god.

30
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Arab world

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Area within Arabic culture.

31
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Caliph

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Successor of Muhammad as political and religious leader of the Muslims.

32
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Caliphate

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Islamic empire

33
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Islamic calendar

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Calendar that starts in 622.

34
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Jihad

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(Holy fight) 1 inner fight to be a good Muslim and the fight to defend Islam, 2 duty of Muslims to spread their religion, with violence if necassary.

35
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Mosque

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Islamic house of prayer.

36
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Muslim

A

Follower of Islam.

37
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Prophet

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Messenger