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33 Cards in this Set
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What was the cause of Feudalism? |
1. weak kings ruled the land but they needed power 2.They started to give land to nobles in return for loyalty, that is how kings got power |
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What were the social classes? |
1. Kings 2. Nobles 3. Knights and Vassals 4. Serfs and Peasents |
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What are manors? |
1. An area of land given by the king
2. It had everything needed |
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What was the manor life like for nobles? |
They ruled and took care of the manor, had a luxurious life |
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What was the manor life like for peasents? |
They worked hard all day and did not have muck fun
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What is chivalry? |
1. A religious, moral, and social code 2. Was made by kings, for the Knights |
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What are knights? |
Vassals that pay their loyalty to their god, noble, and chosen lady
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What are tournaments? |
A sport in which two knights used blunt weapons to knock each other off horse |
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What are castles? |
1. Huge towers made by rocks, stones, mud and wood 2. They were usually made to defend armies |
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What are siege weapons? |
Mechanical weapons that were mainly used to infiltrate a castle
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What was life like for medieval women? |
They did not have much choices and decisions to make in life and they always had chores to do
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Who as Eleanor of Aquitaine? |
She was one of the most powerful female rulers of England and France
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Who was the Church hierarchy? |
The Bishops and the Preists |
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What was the canon law? |
Laws of the church |
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What is excommunication? |
When a Pope could tell evryone to not talk to a guy |
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What is an interdict? |
When a Pope told everyone not to talk to a certain group of people all because of one person
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Who was the clergy in Catholic Church? |
Bishops or Priests
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What are sacraments? |
The 7 sacraments are "things" you would need to do to go to heaven |
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Who was Henry IV (Fourth)? |
1. He was the king of France 2. Fought with pope about lay investiture and got excommunicated |
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Who was Pope Gregory VII? |
1. He was the current Pope at the time of Henry IV's reign 2. He fought with Henry IV about the struggle of secular and religious power 3. He excommunicated Henry IV |
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What was lay investiture? |
The power to appoint a new bishop |
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What was Concordact of Worms? |
A compromise in which the Church can appoint a new bishop, but the king can veto
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Who was Frederick I? |
1. He was a German king 2. Wanted to reunite Charlemagne's kingdom 3. He would attack the pope's rich cities |
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What does promulgate mean? |
to make known by public declaration; to announce officially |
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What does usurpation mean? |
the act of taking someone else's power, position or job when you do not have the right to |
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What does doctrine mean? |
principles or systems presented for acceptance by a religious group |
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What does omnipotent mean? |
having unlimited or universal power |
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What does zeal mean? |
a strong feeling of interest and enthusiasm that makes someone very eager to do something |
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What does absolve mean? |
to be formally forgiven for something they have done wrong by a priest or the Catholic Church |
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What does ordination mean? |
the act or ceremony in which someone is made a priest |
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What does penance mean? |
voluntary self-punishment for having done something wrong (sinned) |
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What does transgression mean? |
an infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty |
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What does canonical mean? |
relating to Church laws |
