Middle Ages Flashcards
Positions in church that Bishops sold
Simony
Pope who called first crusades to gain control Holy Land
Person
Urban II
Quest to take back Holy Lands
Crusade
New king of Turks (modern day Turkey); takes Jerusalem in 1187
Saladin
Jerusalem Saladin
English king during the 3rd crusade (last to stay)
Richard the Lion Hearted
Lion – England – Edward C.
Group of business men working together towards a common goal
Guild
A regime of crop rotation in which a field planted with 1 set of crops 1 year, different set 2nd year, & left follow 3rd year.
3 Field System
The creation of a European economy based on trade.
Commercial Revolution
A citizen of a town or city (typically member of wealth).
Burgher
The common language used in a particular country/region.
Vernacular
First king of England
William the Conqueror
Church law
Common Law
Document that limited English kings power & gave basic political rights.
Magna Carta
A group of people who council the king.
Parliament
Founder of the Capetian Dynasty; king of France.
Hugh Capet
King of France during 3rd crusade (goes home/failure)
Philip II
A meeting of elected representatives of 3 estates (clergy, nobility, & commoners).
Estates General
Break of communication between the Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox churches (since 1054).
Great Schism
A bubonic plague; believed to have started in China in 1334; estimated to have killed 25 million people.
Black Death
Patron Saint of France; led french army to victory (in 1429), that led English to capture & kill her.
Joan of Arc
