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37 Cards in this Set
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Pelagianism
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emphasized free will in terms of route to salvation (as far as accepting or rejecting God’s grace) in contrast to God’s grace; emphasis to priests’ authority to help determine fate (herecy)
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bretwaldas
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the victorious kings during the struggle for political dominance
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wergeld
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a price set upon a person's life on the basis of rank
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chamberlain
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kept the king's bedding, personal effects, and treasure
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scriptorium
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where things were written down
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shires
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counties
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ealdormen
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the chief magistrate of a district or shire in Anglo-Saxon England
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sheriffs
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collected taxes, kept the peace, served writs in Anglo Saxon England
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hundreds
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smaller units inside the shires
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constables
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controlled the hundreds
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presentment juries
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local men on a panel would present local criminals (15-25 men) a.k.a. the Grand Jury
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ceorls
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enjoyed legal but not economic freedom in Anglo Saxon England
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husbandmen
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Tillers of the soil who headed agricultural households; worked in part on their own behalf and in part for their lord
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Nobility or thegns
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enjoyed both legal and economic freedom in Anglo Saxon England
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diocese
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the district or churches under the jurisdiction of a bishop
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parish
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a community of one church; a bunch of these make up a diocese
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secular clergy
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have day to day interaction with regular people
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transubstantiation
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the doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus, although their appearances remain the same
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motte
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a high, defensive mound of earth surmounted by a timber stockade and tower, and surrounded by a ditch
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Feudalism
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political and economic system of Europe from the 9th to about the 15th century, based on the holding of all land in fief or fee and the resulting relation of lord to vassal and characterized by homage, legal and military service of tenants, and forfeiture
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fief
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property granted by the king to the vassal so that he will fight on behalf of the king or duke
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tenants-in-chief
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the people that directly receive fiefs from the king
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manor
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make up the fief, come with people
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fealty and homage
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plead faith/loyalty and partake in ceremony to recognize loyalty
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knight service
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main type of tenure; received land for serving as a knight; had obligation as a knight to fight for up to 40 days each year and no more; have to be paid for any more days
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Frankalmoigne
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church service for the king; the king expects the people he gave land to to provide him with this
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Demesne
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parts of manors that remain loyal property; for the king’s own use
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subinfeudation
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a vassal could regrant the reminder of his land to his own vassals
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primogeniture
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the eldest son alone inherited his father’s lands
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feudal incidents
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describe payment options and processes by which we convey title to the land
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relief
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have to pay to have land regranted to you from the lord; “feudal inheritance tax” plus the component of loyalty
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escheat
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If no direct heirs, the property reverts back to the crown
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wardship
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if person to inherit is a minor, the person comes into the care and custody of the crown until old enough
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Domesday Book
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The written record of a census and survey of English landowners and their property made by order of William the Conqueror in 1085–1086
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Chancery
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the official writing office in Anglo Norman England
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witan
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central government in Anglo Saxon England
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curia regis
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King's Court in Anglo Norman England that primarily advised the king
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