AP World History Week 11 11-20 Flashcards

11224288746	Vassal	In medieval Europe, a person who pledged military or other service to a lord in exchange for a gift or land or other privilege.	0
11224221209	Covenants	offered women opportunities for service in their communities. For the most part, however, medieval European women were expected to serve as reflections of their husbands.	1
11224228046	Fief	a piece of land given to a vassal exchange for military service.	2
11224232732	Gothic Architecture	architecture of 12th century Europe, featuring stained-glass windows, flying buttresses, and tall spires and pointed arches.	3
11224242005	Investiture	was a process by which monarchs appointed church bishops. Especially intense was the controversy between Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085) and the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, which culminated with the excommunication of Henry IV. Henry's subsequent confession demonstrated that, in this instance, the pope had gained the upper hand.	4
11224245291	Manorialism	peasants remained to work the land, receiving protection from their landlords in chanced for their agricultural labor. As trade continued to decline and political order disintegrated, this became more widespread.	5
11224278698	Medieval	pertaining to the middles ages of European history.	6
11224278699	Middle Ages	the period of European history traditionally given as 500-1500.	7
11224284736	Moldboard Plow	created in the 9th century that allowed the people in Western Europe to turn the heavy soil.	8
11224284737	Parliament	the first English meeting convened in 1265, also was an extension of feudal rights of collaboration between kings and vassals.	9