Middle Ages Vocab FMS set A Flashcards
A warm ocean current that warms Western Europe by carrying tropical waters from the Gulf of Mexico.
North Atlantic Drift
The office of the Pope, who is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Papacy
Removing someone’s membership to a church (kicking them out).
Excommunicate
The belief that some rulers thought they were chosen by a god to rule, rather than being chosen by people.
Divine Right
Monarchs of Spain and the Catholic Church looked for and punished by people who were not following the Catholic faith.
The Spanish Inquisition
An effort by Christian kingdoms of Spain to retake land from Muslim rule.
The Spanish Reconquista
1588 navel battle, English navy defeated Spanish warships sent to invade England. Philip II (Spain), wanted to conquer England and made it a Catholic country.
The Spanish Armada
In medieval Europe it was a system where land was given in exchange for loyalty and service.
Feudalism
A person who pledged loyalty and service to a higher-ranking noble, often in exchange for land or protection.
Vassal
A series of wars during the Middle Ages when European Christians fought to gain control of the Holy Land (Jerusalem ) from Muslim rulers.
The Crusades
A big piece of land in medieval Europe owned by a noble, with a village and fields worked by peasants in exchange for protection.
Manor
Land given to a knight in exchange for loyalty and service to a noble or a lord.
Fief
A group of people with the same job or craft who worked together to protect their interests and set rules for their trade.
Guild
“Crowned” the Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope, united Europe by making it Roman Catholic, and brought education to Europe.
Charlemagne
Document signed in 1215 that took away power from the king and gave power to nobles.
Magna Carta
