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Chapter 6 Vocab
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7th Grade
02/09/2012

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fjord
Definition
steep-sided valley that is an inlet of the sea
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missionary
Definition
person who travels to carry the ideas of a religion to others
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excommunicate
Definition
to declare that a person or group no longer belongs to a church
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concordat
Definition
agreement between the pope and the ruler of a community
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feudalism
Definition
political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals
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vassal
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in feudalism, a noble who held land from and served a higher-ranking lord, and in return was given protection
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fief
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under feudalism, the land a lord granted to a vassal in exchange for military service and loyality
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knight
Definition
a noble warrior who fought on horseback in the Middle Ages
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serf
Definition
peasant laboror bound by law to the lands of a noble
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guild
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medieval business group formed by craftspeople and merchants
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grand jury
Definition
group that decided whether there was enough evidence to accuse a person of a crime
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trial jury
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group that decided whether an accused person was innocent or guilty
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clergy
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religious officials, such as priests, given authority to conduct religious services
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mass
Definition
Catholic worship service
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heresy
Definition
belief that differs from or contradicts the accepted teachings of a religion
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anti-semitism
Definition
hatred of Jews
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theology
Definition
the study of religion and God
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scholatism
Definition
medieval way of thinking that tried to bring together reason and faith in studies of religion
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vernacular
Definition
everyday language used in a country or region
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plague
Definition
disease that spreads quickly and kills many people
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"Reconquista"
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("reconquest") Christian struggle to take back the Iberian peninsula from the Muslims
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