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6079728598Latin WestTerritories of Europe that adhered to the Latin rite of Christianity and used the Latin language for intellectual exchange in the period ca 500-15000
6079728599Three-Field SystemRotational system for ag in which 2 fields grow food crops and one lies fallow1
6079730692Black DeathAn outbreak of bubonic plague that spread across Asia, North Africa, and Europe in the mid-14th century2
6079730693Water WheelMechanism that harnesses the energy in flowing water to grind grain or power machinery3
6079733109Hanseatic LeagueAn economic and defensive alliance of free towns in Northern Germany; most powerful in the 14-th century4
6079733110GuildAssociation of men (such as merchants, artisans, and professors) who worked in a particular trade and banded together to promote their political and economic interests5
6079735384Gothic CathedralsLarge churches originating in 12th century France; built in an architectural style featuring pointed arches, tall vaults and spires, flying buttresses, and large stained glass windows6
6079737407Renaissance (Europe)Period of intense artistic and intellectual activity said to be a "rebirth" of Greco-Roman culture7
6079737408UniversitiesDegree granting institutions of higher learning8
6079739717ScholasticismPhilosophical and theological system; devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology9
6079739718Humanists (Renaissance)European scholars, writers, and teachers associated with the study of the humanities10
6079743039Printing PressA mechanical device for transferring text or graphics from a wood block or type to paper using ink11
6079743040Great Western SchismA division in the Latin Christian Church when rival claimants to the papacy existed in Rome and Avignon (in France)12
6079745448Hundred Years' WarSeries of campaigns over control of the throne of France, involving English and French royal families and French noble families13
6079745449New MonarchiesHistorians' term for the monarchies of France, England, and Spain14
6079748681Reconquest of IberiaMilitary campaigns by various Iberian Christian states to recapture territory taken by the Muslims15

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