Church & Religion
Tax paid to the Church.
What is the tithe?
King of the Franks who conquered Gaul.
Who was Clovis?
Land granted by a lord to a noble.
What is a fief?
The Christian effort to retake Spain from the Muslims.
What was the Reconquista?
“No taxation without representation” and the right to trial were part of this.
What is the Magna Carta?
Oath of obedience, poverty, and chastity taken by monks and nuns.
What is the Benedictine Rule?
Proclaimed emperor by Pope Leo III.
Who was Charlemagne?
Legally tied to the manor and couldn’t leave.
Who were serfs?
Event that began the Middle Ages.
What was the fall of Rome?
Legal system in England based on customs and rulings.
What is Common Law?
Punishment for refusing to obey Church law.
What is excommunication?
Helped establish English common law.
Who was Henry II?
Largest group of people in feudal society.
Who were the peasants?
Main goal of the Crusades.
What was to conquer the Holy Land?
Dispute between kings and popes centered on who could appoint bishops.
What is lay investiture?
Court that searched for heretics and put them on trial.
What is the Inquisition?
English document that limited the monarchy’s power and said the king must obey the law.
What is the Magna Carta?
Laws written by the church based on the Bible.
What is Canon Law?
Franks stopped Muslim advancement at this battle.
What was the Battle of Tours?
What did the Black Death cause? (Name of plague). And how did it spread?
What is the Bubonic plague (spread by fleas on rats)?
When popes claimed authority over kings and rulers.
What is papal supremacy?
She led the French to victories in the Hundred Years’ War.
Who was Joan of Arc?
Agreement between pope and emperor settling lay investiture.
What is the Concordat of Worms?
The pope who called the First Crusade.
Who was Urban II?
Revival of learning under Charlemagne included this language.
What is Latin?