Middle Ages Flashcards
Clericis Iaicos
Papal bull forbidding lay taxation of clergy without papal authority
Black Death
Killed millions of Europeans in the 14th century
Council of Basel
(1431-1449) negotiation between church and people concerning heretics
Curia
Papal government
Estates General
Medieval French parliament. Lasted until 1789
Great Schism
(1378-1415) The appearance of two and at times three rival popes
Hundred Years’ War
(1337-1453) war over rule of France between England and France
Hussites
Followers of John Huss who questioned the church about the Euchsrist
Jacquerie
Revolt against the French taille
Joan of Arc
A French peasant who claimed that God led her to lead the French in the 100 Years’ War
Lollards
Followers of John Wycliffe who questioned he supremacy and privileges of the church hierarchy
Pope Boniface VIII
Opposed taxation of clergy by France and England. Released Unam Sanctum in response to Philip the Fair
Unam Sanctam
Declared authority of kings to be under that of pope