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14 Cards in this Set
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manor
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in Medieval Europe, an agricultural estate run by a lord and worked by pewasants
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serf
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in Medieval Europe, a peasant legally bound to the land who had to provide labor services, pay rents, and be subject to the lord's control
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money economy
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an economic system based on money rather than barter
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guild
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a business association wit a particualr trade or craft; guilds evolved in the 12th century and came to play a leading role in the economic life of medieval cities
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heresy
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the denial of basic church doctrines
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Inquisition
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a court establilshed by the Catholic Church in 1232 to discover and try heretics; also called the Holy Office
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sacrament
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Christian rite
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theology
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the study of religion and God
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new monarchies
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in the 15th century, government in which power had been centralized under a king or queen, i.e., France, England, and Spain
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Mesoamerica
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the name used for areas of Mexico and Central America that were civilized before the arrival of the Spanish
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epidemic
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outbreak fo disease that spreads rapidly
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German word "burg"
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walled enclosure
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burghers, bourgeoisie
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the merchants an artisans of the walled cities
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university, Latin word "universitas"
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corporation or guild
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