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33 Cards in this Set

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feudalism
loosely organized system if government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military support and other services to a greater lord
vassals
lesser lords who pledged their loyalty to higher lords
knight
mounted warrior
chivalry
knights code of conduct
manor
the lord´s estate
serfs
peasants who were bound to the land of a manor
Roman Catholic church
the church that was formed under the western church after the fall of Rome
Charlemagne
Emperor( Charles the Great) of France Germany and part of Italy
feif
estate of the lesser lord
secular
non-religious
guild
association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to uphold standards of the trade and to protect their economic interests
commonlaw
law that us based on custom or common court ruling
jury
group of men sworn to speak the truth
magna carta
contained two basic ideas that stated the nobles had certain rights and that monarchs must obey the law
excommunication
refusal to give someone sacraments
sacraments
sacred rituals of the church
crusades
holy wars
vernacular
everyday language of ordinary people
black death
plague that raged through the world that killed one in three people
Constantinople
empire rebuilt by Constantine
Justinian
Emperor of Byzantine
Kiev
the center of the first Russian state and a vital trade center
Ivan the Great
ruler of Russia
tsar
Russian word for Caesar
schism
permanent division in a church
Muhammad
the prophet of Islam
hajj
pilgrimage to Mecca
caliph
first successor to Muhammad
mosque
house of worship
sultan
Muslim ruler
Mansa Musa
Emperor of Mali
muclear family
family unit of parents and children
griots
professional storytellers