From the AP Edition of World Civilizations: The Global Experience (Fifth Edition) is Chapter 10 Vocabulary. It is for my AP World History class at East Career & Technical Academy.
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| 40282164 | Middle Ages | The period in western European history from the decline and fall of the Roman Empire until the 15 century | 0 | |
| 40282165 | Gothic | an architectural style developed during the Middle Ages in western Europe; featured pointed arches and flying buttresses as external supports on main walls | 1 | |
| 40282166 | Vikings | Seagoing Scandinavian raiders from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway who disrupted coastal areas of western Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries | 2 | |
| 40282167 | Manorialism | System that described economic and political relations between landlords and their peasant laborers during the Middle Ages; involved hierarchy of reciprocal obligations that exchanged labor or rents for access to land | 3 | |
| 40282168 | Serfs | peasant agricultural laborers within the manorial system of the Middle Ages | 4 | |
| 40282169 | Three-Field System | System of agricultural cultivation by 9th century in Western Europe; included one-third in spring grains, one-third fallow | 5 | |
| 40282170 | Clovis | Early Frankish king; converted Franks to Christianity c.496; allowed establishment of Frankish kingdom | 6 | |
| 40282171 | Carolingians | Royal house of Franks after 8th century until their replacement in 10th century | 7 | |
| 40282172 | Charles Martel | A Frankish commander; defeated the Muslims in the Battle of Tours; allowing Christianity to survive throughout the Dark Ages; gave land to his knights that served for him | 8 | |
| 40282173 | Charlemagne | Charles the Great; | 9 | |
| 40282174 | Holy Roman Emperors | Emperors in northern Italy and Germany following split of Charlemagne's empire; claimed title of emperor of c. 10th century; failed to develop centralized monarchy in Germany | 10 | |
| 40282175 | Feudalism | A system in which poor people are legally bound to work | 11 | |
| 40282176 | Vassals | members of the military elite who received land or a benefice from a lord in return for military service and loyalty | 12 | |
| 40282177 | Capetians | French dynasty ruling from the 10th century; developed a strong feudal monarchy | 13 | |
| 40282178 | William The Conqueror | invaded England from Normandy in 1066; extended tight feudal system to England; established administrative system based on sheriffs; established centralized monarchy | 14 | |
| 40282179 | Magna Carta | invaded England from Normandy in 1066; extended tight feudal system to England; established administrative system based on sheriffs; established centralized monarchy | 15 | |
| 40282180 | Parliaments | bodies representing privileged groups; institutionalized feudal principle that rulers should consult with their vassals; found in England, Spain, Germany, and France | 16 | |
| 40282181 | Hundred Years War | Conflict between England and France from 1337 to 1453; fought over lands England possessed in France and feudal rights versus the emerging claims of national states | 17 | |
| 40282182 | Pope Urban II | pope who developed reforms begun by Pope Gregory VII, began the Crusades, and built political power for the papacy | 18 | |
| 40282183 | Gregory VII | Pope during the 11th century who attempted to free Church from interference of feudal lords; quarreled with Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV over practice of lay investiture | 19 | |
| 40282184 | Thomas Aquinas | argued that the most basic religious truths could be proved by logical argument | 20 | |
| 40282185 | Guilds | sworn associations of people in the same business or trade in a single city, stressed security and mutual control, limited membership, regulated apprenticeship, guranteed good worksmanship often est. franchise within cities | 21 | |
| 40282186 | Black Death | plague that struck Europe in 14th century; significantly reduced Europe's population; affected social structure | 22 | |
| 40282187 | Crusades | series of military adventures initially launched by western christians to free holy land from muslims | 23 | |
| 40282188 | Investiture | Practice of state appointment of bishops; Pope Gregory VII attempted to ban the practice of lay investitures, leading to war with Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV | 24 |
