Medieval Civilization, Renaissance, Reformation Flashcards
signed the Magna Carta in 1215
King John
The Great Charter; document of rights that limited the king’s power signed by King John in 1215
Magna Carta
land given to a vassal
fief
a man who served a lord in a military capacity
vassal
a practice in which secular leaders gave the symbols of their office to church officials they had chosen
lay investiture
a medieval court whose job was to find and try heretics
Inquisition
an agricultural estate run by a lord and worked by peasants
manor
a business association, or association of craftspeople in the Middle Ages
guilds
Christian Humanists believed what?
they believed in the ability of human beings to reason and improve themselves
system, principles, and customs of knighthood
chivalry
founded a community of monks that established the basic form of monasticism in the Catholic Church
Saint Benedict
invaded England, soundly defeating King Harold’s forces at the Battle of Hastings
William of Normandy
a revival of learning and culture
Carolingian Renaissance
were legally bound to the land upon which they worked and lived
serfs
literature written in the language of everyday speech in a particular region
vernacular
the growth of farming villages, the heavy-wheeled plow, the use of horses
Results of agricultural improvements
french woman who wrote in the vernacular about women’s rights, in essence
Christine de Pizan
dominican priest who tried to stop the influence of the Renaissance in Florence; eventually burned at the stake himself
Girolamo Savonarola
helped end the war by leading French forces to victory at a fort city near Orleans
Joan of Arc
founded the Society of Jesus; also known as the Jesuits
St. Ignatius de Loyola
wrote the Book of the Courtier
Baldassare Castiglione
Middle Age vernacular languages
french, italian, and german
expansion of trade in the Middle Ages
allowed the Plague to spread quickly throughout all parts of europe
