European Feudalism Flashcards

2708819833	Dark Ages	(n) first half of middle ages, the period in European history from about A.D. 476 to about 1000 a period marked by repressiveness, when people were not willing to accept the beliefs or opinions of others	0
2708819834	vassal	(n.) a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant	1
2708819835	Holy Roman Empire	Loose federation of mostly German states and principalities, headed by an emperor elected by the princes. It lasted from 962 to 1806.	2
2708819836	tithe	A family's payment of one-tenth of its income to a church	3
2708819837	Hanseatic League	a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas	4
2708819838	knight	A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving a lord as a soldier.	5
2708819839	lord	someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler	6
2708819840	manorialism	An economic system based on the manor and lands including a village and surrounding acreage which were administered by a lord. It developed during the Middle Ages to increase agricultural production.	7
2708819841	Crusades	1096 Christian Europe aim to reclaim Jerusalem and aid they Byzantines; 1st success and the rest a failure; weakens the Byzantines; opens up trade	8
2708819842	piety	Devotion and reverence to God	9
2708819843	apprentice	A person who works for an expert in a trade or craft in return for training	10
2708819844	Pope Urban II	Leader of the Roman Catholic Church who asked European Christians to take up arms against Muslims, starting the Crusades	11
2708819845	sherf	status of peasants under feudalism, It was a condition of modified slavery which developed during the High Middle Ages and lasted until the mid-19th century	12
2708819846	chivalry	Code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages	13
2708819847	Holy Land	Jerusalem and parts of the surrounding area where Jesus lived and taught	14
2708819848	canon law	the Church's own body of laws; this law applied to religious teachings, the behavior of the clergy, and even marriages and morals	15
2708819849	journeyman	A skilled worker who was paid wages by the master of a guild	16
2708819850	feudal system	A political and social system based on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty, military assistance, and other services	17
2708819851	fief	An estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty	18
2708819852	Charlemagne	(768-814 CE) Crowned King of the Franks in 800 CE by the pope; brought back unified rule to Europe only during his life; used the missi dominici to check up on imperial officials.	19
2708819853	nation-state	A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality	20
2708819854	secular	Non-religious	21
2708819855	Black Death	A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351	22
2708819856	guild	A medieval organization of crafts workers or trades people.	23