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29 Cards in this Set
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feudalism
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the exchange of land for money
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vasal
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a lord who is granted land in exchange for service or loyalty
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chivalry
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code of conduct of knights
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sacrament
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sacred ritual of roman catholic
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excommunication
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exclusion from the church as a penalty for refusing to obey church laws
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capital
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money avalible for investment
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crusades
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holy war against islam to regain the holy lands from the "infedels"
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english common law
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the main body of English unwritten law
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parliment
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english equivilent to congress
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scholasticism
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philosophic and theological movement that attempted to use natural human reason, in particular, the philosophy and science of Aristotle
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manorialism
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land in exchange for crops
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knight
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souldier who fought in the crusades
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secular
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non-religious
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tithe
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payment to a church - 1/10 of income
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interdict
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excommunication of an entire town, region or country
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usery
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lending money at intrest
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magna carta
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protected all people - allowed a fair trial, monarch must ok laws and nobels aprove taxes
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estates general
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representative assemby of france
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vernacular
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everyy day language of regular people
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fief
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chunk of land
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serf
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pesant bound to the land
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heresy
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religious belief contrart to the teachings of the church
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conon law
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church laws
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charter
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written document spelling out the rights and privilages of a town
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guild
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association of merchants or articians who cooperate to protect their economical interests
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elenor of aquitaine
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queen of france and england (at different times)
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doomesday book
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censis
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theology
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the study of religion
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joan of arc
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little cirl, sent by g-d, lead the french army, was captured by the english and was killed for being a which
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