Medieval Systems
This system organized medieval society based on land ownership and loyalty
What is Feudalism
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, seen as God's representative
The percentage of Europe's population that was killed by the plague
What is 50%?
A self-sufficient economic system where peasants lived and worked for a lord on an estate
What is manorialism?
The style of architecture seen in massive cathedrals, with stained glass and arches
What is Gothic architecture?
Warriors who served lords in exchange for land and protection
What are Knights?
A punishment where a person was banned from receiving sacraments
What is excommunication?
The two species responsible for spreading the Black Death all over Europe
What are fleas and rats?
The second highest social class in feudal society that owned large amounts of land given to them by the King
Who are nobles/lords?
The agreement signed in 1215 that limited the power of the English King
What is the Magna Carta?
Peasants who were tied to the land and worked for the lord of the manor
What are serfs?
A 10% tax that all Christians had to pay to the Church
What are tithes?
The empire responsible for bringing the Black death from Asia to Europe
Who are the Mongols?
The class hierarchy in the Middle Ages was very strict and did not allow this
What is social mobility?
A new farming technique where peasants would only plant on 2/3 of the land to keep the soil fertile
What is the three-fields system?
This was estate a lord gave to a vassal in exchange for loyalty
What is a fief?
The church law that governed religious and moral duties during the Middle Ages
What is Canon Law?
This is the main way the Black Death spread so easily through Europe
What are trade routes?
An economy that relies on the exchange of goods and services instead of currency (money)
What is a barter economy?
The stone supports seen on the outside of Gothic style cathedrals that allowed them to be so large
What are flying buttresses?
The oath of loyalty that a knight took
What is chivalry?
The sacred rituals of the Church, including baptism and marriage
What are the Seven Sacraments?
Because so many workers died, surviving peasants gained this advantage
What is more freedom/higher wages?
A form of labor where a person signs a contract to work for a specific amount of time in exchange for food and shelter
What is indentured servitude?
Places where Monks lived and copied ancient texts to preserve Greek and Roman knowledge
What is a monastery?
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What is a scriptorium?