Church
The name of the French city where a 14th-century event saw the papacy moved from Rome, weakening its authority.
Avignon
Assemblies summoned by the monarch.
Medieval Parliaments
Name of political assemblies in Spain.
Los Cortes
Legal codes that monarchs granted cities with certain privileges.
Charters
This English monarch signed the Magna Carta in 1215, limiting royal power.
King John Lockland
The division within the Catholic Church with multiple popes was known as this.
Great/Western Schism
The medieval parliaments forced the _____ to negotiate in order to move their policies forward.
monarch
Name of political assemblies in France.
Estates General
City governments that administer matters instead of a feudal lord.
Councils
The ____ joined forces with the bourgeoisie and the clergy to fight against a monarch's abuse of power.
nobility
What is the center of the Catholic Church?
Papal See
Their role was to advise the monarch on matters of ___ and privilege. This word means rules.
law
Name of political assemblies in Russia
Duma
Officials from the upper bourgeoisie that performed administer tasks.
Magistrates
The marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand united this country under a strong monarchy.
Spain
The 2 kingdoms in Spain that supported the pope in Avignon.
Castilla and Aragon
Medieval parliaments consisted of representatives of the three estates, which were the nobility, the clergy, and the _____.
bourgeoisie
Name of political assemblies in Germany.
Diet
Professional soldier for fights for money or other benefits.
Mercenary
Series of laws in the form of a charter for all the lands in the kingdom.
Magna Carta
Power of a Pope to exclude someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
Excommunication
A power of the parliament to require payment from individuals to cover the costs of government services.
taxes
Name of the Kingdom where the first political assembly was created in 1188.
Leon
Monarch's power to appoint officials to control their lands.
Administrative power
The monarch lost the power to _____ anyone without the approval of the courts.
arrest