Middle ages Flashcards
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a period of one hundred years.
Century
crowned emperor by Pope Leo III, Christmas, A.D. 800, 1st emperor since the Roman Empire.
Charlemagne
needing no outside help in satisfying one’s basic needs
Self sufficient
a group of workers (of the same craft) that come together and set standards/policies for their members
Guild
Was a “Great Charter” that gave certain rights to the English people. Stated that the king must follow the law. He could not simply rule as he wished.
Magna Carta
men who devoted their lives to God
Monks
remove a member of the church.
Excommunicate
a series of military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.
Crusade
was one of the most feared diseases in the 14th century. It was a type of plague, that was spread via the bite of infected rat fleas.
Black Death