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Crisis in the Later Middle Age
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Philip the Fair
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Father of the three kings of France during 1314-1328. These kings failed to resolve the agrarian crisis of the 13th and 14th century.
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Black Death (Plague
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A Plague that began in 1291 and ravaged Europe. An estimated 1/3 met their end to this terrible disease. The plague greatly shaped the institutions of Europe, and changed history forever.
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Statue of Laborers
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An attempt by landlords and employers to combat the higher wages as a result of the plague. This attempt was largely unsuccessful.
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Flagellants
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Religious fanatics who believed that the plague was a result of sin, and whipped themselves for penance.
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Dance of Death
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A work of art that shows a skeleton leading a living person into the land of the dead.
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100 Years War
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War that took place over a 116 year period, with pauses. This war was fought between France and England, over the issue of the English king’s power over France.
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Crecy
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Important battle in the 100 years war that proved the superiority of the English longbow over the French crossbow.
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Joan of Arc
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French woman who inspired the French to win the Battle of Orleans and eventually the war. However, she was declared a heretic and burned at the stake.
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English Commons
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A representative assembly that worked together to achieve their goals. They held the country’s funds, and could often manipulate the monarchy with this power.
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Babylonian Captivity
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Period of time (1309-1376) when the popes of the Roman Catholic church resided in Avignon, France. This later resulted in the Great Schism of Western Christianity
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Catherine of Sienna
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Dominican mystic who beseeched the pope to return to Rome. The request was not granted. However, she gained widespread support.
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Legal Pluralism
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Holding several legal offices at the same time
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Great Schism
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The split of the Catholic Church. Powers in Europe aligned themselves with either the Antipope Clement VII or Urban VI. This split was resolved in 1417.
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Conciliarists
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Group of people who believed that the church should be run by a council.
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Marsiglio of Padua
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Wrote Defensor Pacis. Believed that the church was subordinate to the state.
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Defensor Pacis
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Book written by Marsiglio of Padua. The book claimed that the church had no jurisdiction and was inferior to the state. The book was condemned and Marsiglio was excommunicated.
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John Wycliff
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Philosopher who thought sincere Christians should read the Bible for themselves.His followers were called Lollards. His words struck at the very heart of the current church’s institution.
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Lollards
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Followers of Wyclif. They allowed women preachers and called for a return to a simpler faith.
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Council of Constance
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Council brought together to end the Great Schism, to reform the church, and to end heresy.
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Jan Hus
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Czech priest who challenged the church. He was burned at the stake
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Fur collar crime
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Crimes committed by renegade nobles.
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Mudejars
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Muslim subjects of Christian kings in Spain
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Moors
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Muslims who lived in Spain.
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Jakub Swinka
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Archbishop of Gniezno during 1283 to 1314. He hated Germans with a passion.
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John of Cracow
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The counterpart of Jakub Swinka who hated Poles with a passion.
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John of Drazic
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Bishop of Prague. He only allowed Bohemians to enter his seminary
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Dalimil Chronicle
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A survey of Bohemian history which includes the hostility the Czech people felt toward the Germans.
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Statute of Kilkenny
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A law that prohibited the marriage between Irish and British people.
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Dante
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Author of the “Divine Comedy.” He was an Italian writer who held several positions in the city government. Later, he decided to write his “comedy.”
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Divine Comedy
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A trilogy written by Dante which chronicles Dante’s journey through heaven, hell, and purgatory. This book comments on social affairs, and contains Scholastic philosophy.
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Chaucer
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Wrote “Canterbury Tales.” This book is a collection of stories in rhymed narrative.
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Canterbury Tales
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Book written by Chaucer that reflects the cultural tensions of the time. This book chronicles a bunch of people’s journey to St. Thomas’ Shrine.
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Villon
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Greatest poet of late medieval France. He wrote the “Grand Testament,” a book that reveals his inner self.
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Grand Testament
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Book that Villon wrote that reveals his inner self and uses language that was used by the lower class.
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Christine de Pisan
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Prolific female writer who composed the “Book of the City Ladies.” She wrote to support her family.
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