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15 Cards in this Set
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bushido
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the samurial code of behavior
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epic poem
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a long poem that usually tells the story of warriors or heroes
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clergy
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leaders of the catholic church such as cardinals,bishops,and priests
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pope gregory VII
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eleventh century pope who ended lay investiture, stoppping king henry IV from appointing clery
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religious order
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a group of ppl who live together and follow the same religious rules
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francis of assisi
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italian founder of a religious order of friars known as the franciscans
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thomas aquinas
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christian scholar who studied teaching of aristotle in the mid 1200s
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seljuk turk
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muslim group that took control of palestine from muslim abbasids in the mid 1200s
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crusades
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a series of religious wars by christian armies to capture palestine
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saladin
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Muslim political and military leader; united Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and other parts of Southwest Asia; recaptured Jerusalem
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reconquista
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the recapture of lands under muslim control by spain and portugal
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inquisition
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court held by the church to punish ppl, especially jews and muslims, whose religious beliefs differed from church teachings
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bubonic plague
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a deadly disease caused by bacteria spread by fleas
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hundred years`war
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a series of war between england and france that lasted from 1337 until 1453
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joan of arc
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a devout french catholic who led the french to victory agenst the english at orleans in 1429 and was later captured by allies of the english and killed
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