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Medieval Europe
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Social Studies
7th Grade
02/09/2012

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Term
Fjord
Definition
Steep-sided valleys that are inlets of the sea.
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missionary
Definition
People who are sent out to teach their religion.
Term
excommunicate
Definition
To exclude a person from being a member of their church.
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concordat
Definition
An agreement between a pope and a ruler.
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feudalism
Definition
Landowning nobles governed and protected people in return for services.
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vassal
Definition
A noble who served a lord of higher rank.
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fief
Definition
The land the lord granted to a vassal in exchange for military service and loyalty.
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knight
Definition
Warriors who wore armor and fought on horseback.
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serf
Definition
A peasant worker bound by law to the lands of a noble.
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guild
Definition
Business groups.
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grand jury
Definition
Decided whether a person should be accused of a crime.
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trial jury
Definition
Decided whether an accused person was innocent or guilty.
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clergy
Definition
People who had been ordained as priests.
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mass
Definition
Catholic worship service.
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heresy
Definition
A religious belief that conflicts with Church teachings.
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anti-Semitism
Definition
Hatred of the Jews.
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theology
Definition
The study of the religion of God.
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scholasticism
Definition
A new way of thinking that changed the study of theology.
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vernacular
Definition
A local language that people used on a daily basis.
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plague
Definition
A disease that spreads quickly and kills many people.
Term
Reconquista
Definition
Reconquest.
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