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34 Cards in this Set
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Medieval
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civilization, from the Latin for “middle age”
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Frontier
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a sparsely populated, undeveloped area on the outskirts of a civilization.
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Curriculum
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formal course of study, based on Latin learning.
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Missi Dominici
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officials that kept control of these provincial rulers to check on roads, listen to grievances, and see that justice was done.
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Feudalism
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a loosely organized system of rule in which powerful local lords divided their landholdings among lesser lords.
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Vassal
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lesser lords, which pledged service and loyalty to the greater lord.
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Fief
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estate; ranged from a few acres to hundreds of square miles.
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Fedual Contract
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exchange of pledges
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Knight
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mounted warrior
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Chivalry
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code of conduct
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Tournament
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mock battles, came into fashion
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Troubadour
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wandering poets
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Manor
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lord’s estate
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Serf
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bound to the land
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Sacrament
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the sacred rights of the Church
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Tithe
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tax equal to a tenth of their income
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Secular
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worldly, force in medieval Europe
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Canon Law
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body of law created by the medieval church. Applied to religious teachings, the clergy, marriages, and morals
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Papal Supremacy
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authority over all secular rulers
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Interdict
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an order including an entire town, religion, or kingdom from receiving most sacraments and Christian burial.
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Simony
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the selling of Church offices
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Friar
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monks who did not live in isolated monasteries but traveled around Europe’s growing towns preaching to the poor
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Excommunication
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most severe and terrifying in the range of penalties
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Antisemitism
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prejudice against Jews, worsened
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Charter
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written document set out the rights and privileges of the town
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Capital
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money for investment, spurred the growth of banking houses
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Partnership
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organization made up of merchants
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Bill of Exchange
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Practice in which a merchant deposited money with a banker in his home city
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Tenant Farmer
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majority of peasants in Western Europe who paid rent for their land, or hired farm laborers
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Middle Class
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class between nobles and peasants
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Usury
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lending money at interest
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Guild
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association formed by merchants and artisans
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Apprentice
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trainee, to a guild master
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Journeyman
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salaried worker
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