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Unit 6 the Middle Ages Vocab. Flashcards

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The Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565 who was noted for a code of laws and many beautiful buildings.

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Justinian

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the title of the ruler of the Russian Empire.

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Czar

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In the Byzantine Empire, the highest church official in a major city

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Patriarch

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A Russian Czar known for his brutality and harsh rule - He died in 1584

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Ivan the Terrible

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A permanent division in a church

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Schism

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A document signed by King John of England; it stated that people had certain rights and the king must obey the law

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Magna Carta

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A system of law that is the same for all people, based n court decisions that have become accepted legal principles

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Common Law

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Referring to the Middle Ages in Europe or the period of history in between ancient and modern times

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Medieval

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A disease spread by fleas on rats, it occurred between 1347-1353 and killed over 25 million people.

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Bubonic Plague/ Black Death

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the code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages

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Chivalry

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In the Middle Ages, association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to protect their economic interests

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guild

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a payment to a church equal to one-tenth of a person’s income

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tithe

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a body of laws of a church

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cannon laws

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an outbreak of a rapidly spreading disease

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epidemic

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a holy war

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crusade

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the exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church laws

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excommunication

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the founder of an empire reaching across France, Germany, and part of Italy around 800 AD

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Charlemagne

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During the Middle Ages in Europe, a lord’s estate, which included one or more villages and the surrounding lands

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Manor

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a young person learning a trade from a master

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apprentice

20
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money or wealth

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capital

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In the Middle Ages, a written document that set out the rights and privileges of a town

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charter

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someone sent on a religious mission

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missionary

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