Middle Ages Vocab.

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Carruca

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Definition- The carruca was a kind of heavy plow important to medieval agriculture in Northern Europe.

Sentence- Bob used the oxen to carry the carruca to the garden.

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Manor

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Definition- a large country house with lands.

Sentence- The drive home was too short, and she reached the large manor at noon.

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Serfs

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Definition- an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate.

Sentence- Bobby serfs his lords estate.

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Money Economy

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Definition- a system or stage of economic life in which money replaces barter in the exchange of goods.

Sentence- "this city is so rich, we could be a money economy!"

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Commercial Capitalism

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Definition- economic and social system.

Sentence- commercial capitalism is great.

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Bourgeoisie

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Definition- the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

Sentence- Bourgeoisie people had money.

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Patricians

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Definition- an aristrocrat or nobleman.

Sentence- That union would answer rather to the union of the three patrician tribes of Rome.

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Guilds

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Definition- a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants.

Sentence- We have a member of the healing guild on staff, but her skill wasn't old enough for you.

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Apprentice

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Definition- a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer.

Sentence- I'm not even an apprentice in the snooping game, compared to you and Fred.

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Journeymen

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Definition- a trained worker who is employed by someone else.

Sentence- most everyone today who works is a journeyman.

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Masterpiece

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Definition- a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship.

Sentence- "a great literary masterpiece."

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Venice

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Definition- City in northeastern Italy.

Sentence- "Venice is so beautiful."

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Flanders

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Definition- medieval county; what is now Belgium.

Sentence- "Flanders is a marvelous county."

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Lay Investiture

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Definition- conflict between secular and religious powers.

Sentence- Lay Investiture took place in Europe and was very important.

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Interdict

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Definition- an authoritative prohibition.

Sentence- "an interdict against marriage of those of close kin"

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Sacraments

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Definition- a religious ceremony or act of the Christian Church that is regarded as an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual divine grace.

Sentence- We did a sacrament in church today.

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Heresy

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Definition- belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious.

Sentence- "Huss was burned for heresy"

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Relics

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Definition- object surviving from an earlier time

Sentence- "that relic is an artifact"

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Papal States

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Definition- territories in the Italian Peninsula

Sentence- Papal States were among the major states of Italy.

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Pope Gregory IV

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Definition- was Pope from October 827 to his death in 844

Sentence- Pope Gregory was a good Pope.

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Concordat of Worms

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Definition- an agreement near the city of worms.

Sentence- The concordat of worms was made on September 23, 1122.

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Cistercians

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Definition- a munk or nun of an order founded in 1098.

Sentence- Cistercians were very serious.

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Hildegard of Bingen

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Definition- was a German Benedictine abbess, writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, visionary, and polymath.

Sentence- Hildegard of Bingen lived in Germany.

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Franciscans

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Definition- people and groups who adhere to the teachings and spiritual disciplines of St Francis of Assisi and of his main associates and followers

Sentence- Many of the Franciscans refused to abandon their work.

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Dominicans

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Definition- a member of the Roman Catholic order of preaching friars

Sentence- Dominicans and Franciscans were very much alike

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Saint Francis of Assisi

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Definition- an Italian Roman Catholic friar and preacher.

Sentence- Saint Francis of Assisi was also known for his famous prayer

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Assisi

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Definition- city in Italy

Sentence- Assisi is beautiful

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Inquisition

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Definition- a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.

Sentence- I have to meet with the Women's Club for an inquisition on Friday.

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Theology

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Definition- the study of the nature of God and religious belief

Sentence- The Theology of the Old Testament

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Scholasticism

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Definition- the system of theology and philosophy taught in medieval European universities

Sentence- Scholasticism had been the expression of a universal church and a common learned language.

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Vernacular

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Definition- the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

Sentence- He loved using the vernacular, although it never sounded quite right coming from him.

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Chanson de geste

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Definition- a medieval historical romance in French verse

Sentence- Chanson de geste is cool to learn about.

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Bologna

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Defintion- Capital of Italy

Sentence- Bologna is beautiful

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Oxford

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Definition- Dictionary of this time period

Sentence- "This oxford has a lot of information."

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Aristotle

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Definition- towering figure in ancient Greek philosophy

Sentence- "Isn't that statue of Aristotle beautiful?"

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Saint Thomas Aquinas

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Definition- Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church

Sentence- Saint Thomas Aquinas has a memorial in his remembrance.

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Summa Theologica

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Definition- written 1265–1274 and also known as the Summa

Sentence- the Summa was written by very smart people

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Anti-Semitism

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Definition- hostility to or prejudice against Jews

Sentence- the holocaust was started by anti-semitism

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New Monarchies

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Definition- concept developed by European historians to characterize 15th-century European rulers who unified their respective nations, creating stable and centralized governments.

Sentence- New Monarchies was a great concept

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Taille

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Definition- a tax levied on the common people by the king or an overlord.

Sentence- the taille was a pain to pay if you had a hard time paying regular taxes.

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Black Death

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Definition- outbreak that killed between one-third and two-thirds of the population in less than five years

Sentence- the black death was a very scary and dangerous thing

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Pope Boniface VIII

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Definition- Pope from 24 December 1294 to his death in 1303.

Sentence- Pope Boniface VIII was latin.

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King Philip IV

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Definition- king of France 1285–1314.

Sentence- King Philip IV enjoyed being king.

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Avignon

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Definition- capital of Vaucluse in France

Sentence- Avignon is beautiful.

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Great Schism

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Definition- conflict in the Roman Catholic Church

Sentence- The great schism happened from 1378- 1417

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John Hus

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Definition- a religious thinker and reformer,

Sentence- John Hus's followers became known as hussites

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Henry V

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Definition- Roman emperor and king of Germany

Sentence- Henry V. fought against Flanders, Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland.

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Agincourt

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Definition- A battle in northern France in 1415

Sentence- the Agincourt lasted over 100 years

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Joan of Arc

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Definition- A French military leader of the fifteenth century

Sentence- Joan of Arc claimed to have heard God speak to her in voices.

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Orleans

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Definition- a city in northern-central France.

Sentence- Orleans is a big city.

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Queen Isabella

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Definition- Queen of Spain in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, married to King Ferdinand.

Sentence- Queen Isabella married in 1469.

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King Ferdinand

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Definition- King of Spain in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, married to Queen Isabella.

Sentence- King Ferdinand married in 1469.