Chapter 5 Test Flashcards
(39 cards)
A large church built in wealthy cities
cathedral
Uniform laws for all of England
common law
Rules and expectations for knights
chivalry
A group of local citizens that accused criminals
jury
Place for exchanging and borrowing money
bank
A legal document listing the privileges of the townspeople
town charter
A self-supporting estate during the Middle Ages
manor
An accusation issued by a jury
indictment
A papal decree denying people access to sacraments
interdict
During the Middle Ages, Europe experienced a warm period that enabled farmers to grown more of these
crops
The Crusades were motivated primarily by these
religious reasons
Allowed fighting only on certain days of the week
Truce of God
The Hundred Years’ War was fought between these two countries
France and England
The Crusades brought back these types of writings into Europe
Greek and Arabic
Royal officials who collected taxes for the king and ensured justice in carrying out laws
Baillis
Rounded vaults and thick walls were features of this type of architecture
Romanesque
By the fourteenth century, the English parliament was divided into
two groups
The Roman Church lost much of its credibility when it could not stop this
the Black Death
He wrote Divine Comedy which is an imaginary journey through hell, purgatory, and paradise
Dante
This refers to Parliament’s limiting the king’s power by controlling the tax system
power of the purse
The new centers of liberal arts learning that developed in the twelfth century
Universities
This struck large areas of Europe in 1315
The Great Famine
This is the name given to the new economic class that developed in towns and included merchants, bankers, and other skilled laborers
middle class
A document carried on a journey and exchanged for money at a bank
letter of credit
