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31 Cards in this Set
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Simony
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Bishops sold positions in the church
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Gothic
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Stow of architecture in early 1100's
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Urban II
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Pope, called for the "holy war"
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Crusade
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Taking over land fighting for church - first crusade was only one that was successful
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Saladin
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Muslim leader that caused Jerusalem's downfall
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Richard the lion-hearted
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English king, chosen by Elanor, oldest son
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Reconquista
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Long effort by the Spanish to drive the Muslims out of Spain
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Inquisition
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Court held by the church to supress heresy
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The crusades
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Expanded trade between Europe and sw Asia, benefitted for Christians and Muslims
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3 field system
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Farmers able to grow crops on 2/3 of land each year, not just half
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Guild
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Organization of individuals in same business or occupation working to improve the economic and social condition of it's members
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Commercial revolution
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Ways of business changed in Europe, the expansion of trade and businesses
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Burgher
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Merchant; class town dwellers, resented the inference in trade and commerence
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Vernacular
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Scholars and writers wrote in Latin, used by poets, an everyday language for homeland
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Thomas aquinas
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Scholar, argued that the most basic religious truths could be proved by local arguement
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Scholastics
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Went to great universities, met with Aquinas and scholars, known as schoolmen
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William the conqueror
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Duke of Normandy, region north of France
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Henry II
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The English king, added holdings by marrying Elanor of Aquitaine from France
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Common law
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The rulings of Englands royal judges formed unified body of law
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Magna Carta
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Great Charter; forced John to agree the most documented in English history
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Parliament
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Legislative group, Edward summoned two burgesses from every borough and 2 knights from every county to serve
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Hugh capet
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An undistinguished duke from the middle of France, succeeded him (Louis the sluggard)
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Phillip II
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Powerful capetian, Philip agustus, ruled from 1180 to 1223
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Estates-greeting
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Meeting for the commoners (wealthy landowners) or merchants; to participate in council First, Second, & Third Estate
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Avignon
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Moved Rome to France in 1305; by Clement V
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Great schism
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Division, split in the church of Avignon and Rome
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John Wycliffe
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Papacy was challenged by this English man, preached that christ was head of church, not pope
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Jan Hus
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Influenced john's writings, professor in Boehmia taught authority of bible to be higher than the pope
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Bubonic plague
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"black death" - disease started in Asia, then North Africa, then West Europe
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100 year war
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1337 to 1453; victory was passed back and forth of France conquered
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Joan of arc
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French peasant girl, helped Charles VI become king and defeat English
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