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The Middle Ages Vocab
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10th Grade
10/05/2011

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Knight
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A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving a lord as a soldier.
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The Middle Ages
Definition
the period between the fall of the Roman Empire in the west (470) and the beginning of the European Renaissance in the 1400s. This period is also known as "Medieval."
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Feudalism
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a political system and a social system where by a powerful lord would offer "protection" in return for "service"
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Manor
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A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord.
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Serfs
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peasants on a manor; they were bound to the land; they were not slaves who could be bought and sold—still they were not free
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Excommunication
Definition
expelling someone from the Church
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Guild
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A medieval organization of crafts workers or trades people
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Holy Land
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The region of present-day Israel; includes the city of Jerusalem, which is a holy city to Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
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Fief
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Land, in general, under the feudal system
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Canon Law
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law created by the roman catholic church
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Secular
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non - religious
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The Ordeal
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practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting them to an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience.
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Sacraments
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sacred rite recognized as of particular importance and significance
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Vassals
Definition
they received land (fief) from a Lord in exchange for sevices
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Hagia Sophia
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When translated from Greek it means "Holy Wisdom". The church was built in 537 in Constantinople by Justinian and became the seat of Eastern Orthodox Christianity for centuries.
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Justinian Code
Definition
Laws created by Emperor Justinian that made Christianity the offical and only religion of the Byzantine Empire
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The Crusades
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A series of wars starting in 1095 directed by the Roman Catholic Church against Middle Eastern Muslims to take back the Holy Land
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Epidemic
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The sudden wide-spread outbreak of a certain disease.
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Bubonic Plague
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A bacterial infection, usually fatal, transmitted by fleas that ravaged Europe during The Dark Ages(Justinian Plague) and later during the Middle Ages (The Black Death).
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Cathedral
Definition
A Christian Church that contains the seat of a Bishop.
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Monastery
Definition
A community of men gathered for religious study and reflection.
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Convent
Definition
A community of women gathered for religious study and reflection.
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