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Medieval Studies
7th Grade
02/09/2012

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Fjord
Definition
Steep sided valleys that are inlets to the sea.
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Missionary
Definition
People who were set out to teach a religion.
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Excommunicate
Definition
To exclude someone from church membership.If a person were excommunicated they cold not go to heaven.
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Concordat
Definition
A agreement between a pope and a ruler.
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Feudalism
Definition
Rule in which landowning nobles protected and governed people in return for services
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Vassal
Definition
A noble who served a lord at a higher rank.
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Knight
Definition
Warriors in armour that fought on horseback.
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Serf
Definition
Peasants who could not leave the manor or marry without the lords approval.
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Guild
Definition
Businness groups.
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Grand Jury
Definition
A jury that decided wether a person shoul be accused of a crime.
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Trial Jury
Definition
A jury that decided wether a person was inoccent or guilty.
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Clergy
Definition
People who had been ordained by prists.
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Mass
Definition
Cathloc worship service.
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Heresy
Definition
A religious belif that conflicts with church teachings.
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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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Scholasticism
Definition
A branch of theology in which followers used reason to explore questions of faith.
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Vernacular
Definition
Everyday language.
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Plague
Definition
A disease that spreads quickly and kills many people.
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Reconquista
Definition
The name of the christian efforts to take back the Iberian peninsula from the muslims.
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