Vocab Flashcards
Role
The function or part individuals fill in society is something that plays a part in the process.
What does ‘established’ mean?
To start or to bring into existence.
What are fjords?
A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes.
Who are missionaries?
People who are sent by a religious organization to spread the faith.
What is a concordat?
An agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country.
What is feudalism?
The system of service between a lord and the vassals who have sworn loyalty to the lord.
What is a vassal?
A person under the protection of a lord to whom he has vowed loyalty; a low-ranking noble under the protection of a higher lord.
Military
Relating to soldiers, arms, or war; pertaining to the armed forces.
What is a ‘fief’?
A feudal estate belonging to a vassal.
Who are ‘knights’?
A mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior.
What are ‘serfs’?
A member of the peasant class tied to the land and subject to the will of the landowner.
What is ‘habeas corpus’?
An order to bring a jailed person to a judge to determine if they should be in jail.
What is a ‘grand jury’?
A group of citizens that meets to decide whether people should be accused of a crime.
What is a ‘trial jury’?
A group of citizens that decides whether an accused person is guilty.
What does ‘cooperate’ mean?
To work together for the good of an agreement.
What does ‘secure’ mean?
Free from danger.
What is ‘theology’?
The study of religious faith, practice, and experience.
What is ‘scholasticism’?
A way of thinking that combines faith and reason.
What is a ‘goal’?
Something that a person works for to achieve.
What is ‘vernacular’?
The everyday spoken language of a region.
What is ‘mass’ in a religious context?
A religious ceremony for Catholics.
What is ‘heresy’?
Ideas that go against church teaching.
What is ‘anti-Semitism’?
Hostility toward or discrimination against Jews.
What is a ‘plague’?
A disease that spreads quickly and kills many people.
