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Chapter 6 Vocab Act
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7th Grade
01/08/2013

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fjord
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a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes
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missionary
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one who travels to carry the ideas of a religion to others; person who attempts to convert others to a certain religion
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excommunicate
Definition
to declare and exclude one from a particular church or group 
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concordat
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a formal agreement against a pope and the government for the regulation of church affairs
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grand jury
Definition
a group of people who decide whether there is enough evidence to accuse a person of a crime
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clergy
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body of people who ordain for religious service
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mass
Definition
Catholic worship service
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heresy
Definition
belief that differs from the accepted teachings of a religion
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anti-Semitism
Definition
hatred toward Jews
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theology
Definition
the study of the nature of God and religious truth
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vernacular
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the standard native language of a country or area
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plague
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a widespread of disease rapidly
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vassal
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a person who held land from a feudal lord and was given protection in return
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fief
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the land a lord granted to a vassal in exchange for military service and loyalty
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knight
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a high ranking noble warrior who fought on horseback in the Middle Ages
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guild
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medieval business group formed by craftspeople and merchants
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trial jury
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group that decides whether an accused person was innocent or guilty
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scholasticism
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way of trying to bring reason and faith together in the studies of religion
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Reconquista
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Christian struggle to take back the Iberian peninsula from the Muslims
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feudalism
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political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassal
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serf
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poor laborer who works on the lands of nobles; slave
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