Middle Ages Vocabulary
Renaissance/Reformation Vocabulary
Middle Ages
Renaissance
The Reformation
100
An estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty
What is a Fief?
100
The exchange of money with the Christian church for pardoning of one's sins.
What is Indulgences?
100
This disease spread across Europe, killing 1 in 3 people
What is the Black Plague
100
Where did the Renaissance begin? (Bonus: which city)
Florence, Italy
100
Number of theses.
What is 95?
200
A loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord
What is Feudalism?
200
The study of god and religious beliefs.
What is Theology?
200
This person sits at the top of the Feudal Pyramid of Power
Who is the king?
200
Name one artists that had an impact on the Renaissance.
class decides
200
This invention led to the spreading of ideas.
What is the printing press?
300
A peasant bound to the lord’s land.
Who is a Serf?
300
When someone is officially excluded from the practices of the Christian church.
What is excommunication?
300
Provides security in the Feudal Pyramid of Power.
Who are Knights?
300
He wrote about how a prince could retain power and authority
Who is Machiavelli?
300
This Pope made Rome popular again but is also responsible for excommunicating Martin Luther
Who is Pope Leo X
400
a European noble who served as a mounted warrior.
Who is a Knight?
400
The idea that God already knows who will go to heaven
What is Predestination?
400
Name two factors that led to the dismantling of the feudal system
Class decides
400
Classical learning refers to
What is the study of Ancient Greece and Roman teachings?
400
The king that split from the Christian church to create his own church.
Who is Henry VIII?
500
A lord who was granted land in exchange for service and loyalty to a greater lord.
Who is a Vassal?
500
The shift of thought and study to human beings and what issues could be addressed in their own lifetimes.
What is Humanism?
500
The structure that historians use to describe the social order of the middle ages.
What is the Feudal Pyramid of Power?
500
Describe two factors that led to the rise of the Renaissance.
Class decides
500
Summarize Martin Luther's 95 Theses?
Class decides