Vocabulary
Money paid by a vassal to get out of military service
Scutage
the end of the Hundred Years War
1453
King of England During the Peasant's Revolt
Richard III
plague that killed many in Europe
The Black Death
Why was the 13th century considered great?
•Much wealth and splendor, A strong Church under great popes such as Innocent III, Universities were founded, Great cathedrals, including Chartres, Canterbury, and Amiens, were built, Great kings, including St. Louis of France and Edward I of England, Great scholars and thinkers such as St. Thomas Aquinas, ,Roger Bacon, and Peter Abelard, Poets like Dante, friars like St. Francis and St. Dominic, travelers like Marco Polo
Ruling with absolute power
Despotic
signing of the Magna Carta
1215
peasant girl whose visions led France to defeat England
Joan of Arc
war between France and England for right to French throne
Hundred Year's War
What were some of the causes of the Hundred Year's War?
•There had been hostility between France and England already because of France’s assistance to Scotland against the English before the war
•The French interfered in the English wool trade
•Edward III claimed to be the rightful king of France
to make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed
discomfit
The Black Death
1348
King of France, greatly strengthened French monarchy's power
Philip Augustus
revolt in 1381 against London and king of England
Peasant's Revolt
What were some of the complaints of Wycliffe against the Church and Clergy?
Attacked clergy for living worldly lives and being lazy and ignorant, Challenged the power of the pope to excommunicate
English coin
Florin
beginning of the Captivity of the Church
1305
Oxford professor who challenged authority of the pope and translated the Bible into English
John Wycliffe
"I desire that at the end of my reign the monarchy shall be as powerful as in the time of Charlemagne."
Philip Augustus
What were the expected duties of the Parliament during the Middle Ages?
•Barons were expected to agree with the king’s policy
•Knights and burghers were expected to gather money and carry out the policy
to put an end to something by force
Quell
Peasant's Revolt
1381
King of France who moved the papacy from Rome to Avignon
Philip the Fair
"I believe that in the end truth will conquer."
John Wycliffe
Describe Louis IX's kingly ideals.
•Love God and keep yourself from mortal sin
•Receive adversity and prosperity with the right attitude
•Maintain good customs
•Do not harm or burden the people while they are in need
•Act justly, be upright and firm, and maintain the cause of the poor
•Beware of war without deliberation and if it must be done, do it without any harm to the Church or to others not involved