Chapter 14 Flashcards
Simony
the selling or buying of a position in a christian church
crusades
one of the esxpeditions in which medieval Christian warriors sought to recover control of the Holy Land (jerusalem) from the Muslims
Inquisition
a roman catholic tribunal for investigating and prosecuting charges of heresy– especially the one active in Spain during the 1400s
Reconquista
the effort by christian leaders to drive the muslims out of Spain, lasting from the 1100s to 1492
the Three Field System
farmers could grow crops on 2/3 of their land each year not just half of it
food production increased = bigger population/better quality food
Craft Guild
an organization of individuals in the same business or occupation working to improve the economic and social conditions of it s members
changed economy
William the Conquerer
Battle of Hasting (changed english history)
unified control of lands / laid foundation for centralized gov. in England
claimed english crown
rival, Herald Godwinson
William duke of Normandy to William the conquerer
Common law
a unified body of law formed from ruling of englands royal judges to be the basis for la in many englishspeaking countries today, including USA
The Magna Carta
“Great Charter” a document guaranteeing basic political rights in England, drawn up by nobles and approved by King John in 1215
nobles forced king to sign
wanted to safeguard own feudal rights and limits the powers to the king
Parliament
a body of representatives that make laws for a nation
Great Schism
the time when the church began to split, division
3 popes- Avignon pope, roman pope, pisa (elected earlier)
Martin V solved the issue
Bubonic Plague
deadly disease that spread across Asia and into Europe killing millions during the 1300s
fleas in the rats carried the disease
Hundred Years’ War
conflict in which England and France battled on french soil
marked end of medieval England
French won
longbow changed warfare
