Chapter9 Flashcards
(13 cards)
the name of the German empire because of its alliance with the Roman Catholic Church and its symbolic association with the empire of ancient Rome
Holy Roman Empire
members of the mendicant orders
friars
Germanic tribes from northern Europe, including two person, invaded Britain. They established their own independent kingdoms and transformed “Roman” Britain into England
Angles and Saxons
districts in England set up by Alfred the Great
Shires
battle in England between the Normans
and the Anglo-Saxons; William “the Conqueror” established the Norman dynasty
Battle of Hastings
A survey of property taken in England
when William “the Conqueror” conquered England
Doomesday Book
accusation
Indictments
uniform laws in England determined by justices
Common Law
archbishop of Canterbury, the highest church office in England.
Thomas a Becket
Who was known as “the Lion-Hearted,” was an able warrior and an admired crusader.
Richard I
A guarantee of feudal rights; one of the most important documents in English history because it showed that the king was under the law
Magna Carta
the English representative body consisting of
two houses, the House of Commons and the House of Lords; had the “power of the purse”
Parliament
military expeditions from the West to free the
East from the Muslims
Crusades