Vocab 1
Title of the ruler of the Russian Empire
Czar
A holy war
Crusade
A disease spread by fleas on rats, it occurred between 1347-1353 and killed over 25 million people
Bubonic Plague/Black Death
A Russian Czar known for his brutality and harsh rule - He died in 1584
Ivan the Terrible
Money or wealth
Capital
A system of law that is the same for all people, based on court decisions that have become accepted legal principles.
Common Law
A body of laws of a church
Canon Law
A young person learning a trade from a master
Apprentice
In the Middle Ages, a written document that set out the rights and privileges of a town
Charter
During the Middle Ages in Europe, a lord’s estate, which included one or more villages and the surrounding lands
Manor
In the Middle Ages, association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to protect their economic interests
Guild
Referring to the Middle Ages in Europe or the period of history in between ancient and modern times
Medieval
The exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church laws
Excommunication
An outbreak of a rapidly spreading disease
Epidemic
What is the human body's heaviest organ?
The skin
The Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565 who was noted for a code of laws and many beautiful buildings
Justinian
The code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages
Chivalry
A payment to a church equal to one tenth of a person’s income
Tithe
In the Byzantine Empire, highest church official in a major city
Patriarch
How many bones do sharks have?
0
The founder of an empire reaching across France, Germany, and part of Italy around 800 AD
Charlemagne
A permanent division in a church
Schism
A document signed by King John of England; it stated that people had certain rights and the king must obey the law
Magna Carta
Someone sent on a religious mission
Missionary
What is the largest land predator?
Polar Bear