Medival Europe Flashcards
1
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Medieval Europe?
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Also known as the Middle Ages= term to describe the 1000 year period
2
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Serfs
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People who lived and worked on land owned by others
3
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Feudalism
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Political and Social system that emerged in the Middle Ages
4
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Manor
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The main poet of a noble’s land
5
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Chivalry
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Knights code of honor
6
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What did knights have to do for their Lords?
A
Fight
7
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Crusades
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Religious wars fought by Christian and armies
8
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What was the purpose of the Crusades?
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To take back Jerusalem from the trunks “Holy Land”
9
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Results of the Crusades:
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- weakened feudal Lord’s power
- tension between Jews + Christian
- towns grew
- more trade
10
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Hundred Year
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France and England
11
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Long Bow
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Could pierce a knights armor
12
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Nationalism
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Love for ones country
13
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Plague
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Disease that killed 1/3 of the population
14
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Magna Carta
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Document signed by King John to give nobles the right to trial by jury
