Middle ages--final Flashcards
1
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Missi dominici
A
Messengers of the lord king
2
Q
Body of common law
A
Henry II to unify england
3
Q
Body of civil law
A
Justinian I for byzantine empire
4
Q
Benedictine rule
A
Prayer and manual labor
5
Q
Fief
A
Piece of land given in return for military service and loyalty.
6
Q
Scriptoria
A
Writing room for monks to copy works
7
Q
Diocese
A
Where a bishop has authority
8
Q
Ordeal
A
Divine intervention in Germanic law
9
Q
Wergeld
A
Money for a man
10
Q
Compurgation
A
Oath helpers to prove innocence in Germanic law
11
Q
Infidel
A
Unbeliever
12
Q
Monk
A
Give up secular life for the church
13
Q
Vassalage
A
Having/being a vassal (or something like that)
14
Q
Feudalism
A
An economic and political system that was used in the middle ages
15
Q
Subinfeudation
A
Vassals having vassals