TCI CH2 & CH3 vocab Flashcards
feudalism
The economic and political system that developed in Europe during the middle ages
lord
A ruler or a powerful landowner
knight
An armed warrior
peasant
In feudalism, a person who worked the land
serf
A peasant who could not leave the land they worked, in exchange for a small part of land
Clovis
Was a leader of the Franks, he led them into Christianity
Charlemagne
A frank leader, later the Holy Roman Empire
Roman catholic church
In 600 C.E the bishop of Rome claimed power over the other bishops, he was called the “pope”. the bishops that excepted the pope was called the “Roman catholic church”
manor
A group of peasants working the land for a lord or a knight
divine right of kings
The believe that God gives monarchs the right to rule
hierarchy
An organization with different levels of authority, a classification into ranks
chivalry
The system, spirit, or customs of medieval knighthood
monastery
A religious community
pligrimage
A journey to a holy land (pilgrim)
clergy
People (such as priests) who are the leaders of religion
crusades
Were series of religious wars initiated, supported and sometimes directed by the Latin church
exxcomunicate
To declare that a person or a group is no longer a member of a church
theology
The study of religious faith, practice and experience
pope Gregory VII
Declared that only the pope had the power to appoint high - ranking church officials
monasticism
A religious way of life in which one rejects wordily pursuits, to devote itself fully to spiritual work
Henry IV
Resisted to Gregory VII
mendicants
A member of a religious order combining monastic life and outside religious activity and originally owning neither personal nor community property
