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Middle Ages
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9th Grade
11/17/2010

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Missionaries
Definition
Priests who converted many non-Christians to Christianity
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Monasteries
Definition
Religious communities of monks and nuns which became centers of learning
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Illiterate
Definition
Unable to read or write
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Secular
Definition
Non-religious or worldly
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Illumination
Definition
Copying and decorating a book by hand
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Fief
Definition
Piece of land granted to a Vassal or a Lord
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Lord
Definition
Powerful landowners
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Vassal
Definition
Person who received a fief from a Lord in exchange for loyalty and service
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Serfs
Definition
Peasant workers who were "bound to the soil"
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Manors
Definition
Self-sufficient communities of the Middle Ages
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Self-sufficient
Definition
Able to get along without help; independent
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Tithes
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Taxes paid to the Church by everyone; 10% of your yearly income
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Chivalry
Definition
Code of behavior for knights - stressed loyalty, bravery, courage
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Tournaments
Definition
Contests that combined combat training with fun & sport through mock battles & military games
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Jousts
Definition
Contests where knights try to dismount their opponents from horseback using lances
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Canon law
Definition
Church law
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Interdict
Definition
Sacraments could not be performed in a kingdom; used by popes to control kings
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Heretic
Definition
Someone whose beliefs go against those of the church
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Flying buttresses
Definition
Supported gothic cathedral walls from the outside
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Vaults
Definition
Pointed arches that supported the weight of gothic cathedral roofs
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Crusades
Definition
Holy wars called for by the Pope to take back control of Jerusalem from the Muslim Turks
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3-Field system
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Rotating fields to allow farmers to plant more crops
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Guilds
Definition
Medieval unions
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Apprentice
Definition
Trained between 2-7 years to become a master in a craft
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Bubonic Plague
Definition
Deadly disease from Asia that killed 25 million Europeans during the Middle Ages
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Magna Carta
Definition
Document that limited the power of the King and protected the rights of the people
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Ex-communication
Definition
Banning someone from the Catholic Church
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Feudalism
Definition
The social, political, & economic system based on loyalties, class distinctions, and granting land rights
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Page
Definition
At age 7, education of a knight began as a page
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Squire
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At age 14, a page becomes a squire - a servant to a knight
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Knight
Definition
Warriors that protected medieval society
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Gothic architecture
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Medieval style of architecture
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Turks
Definition
Nomadic Muslims from Asia
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