Feudalism
Main occupation in Medieval England
Farming
This group of people had a code of conduct called Chivalry that they followed
Knights
Known as “The Great Charter”, this document was a written agreement between the government and its people. This document also inspired future charters and political documents like the United States Constitution:
Magna Carta
The main theme of most art was:
Religion
Faith in this group decreased during the Black Death because they were unable to save them from the sickness
Roman Catholic Church
Centers for western knowledge during the medieval times; monks taught here
Monastaries
Bishop of Rome
Pope
A legal document listing the privileges of the townspeople
Charter
Universities taught classes in this language
Latin
The plague in which 30-50% of Europes population died; historians are unsure of how it originated but many things and groups of people have been blamed
The Black Death
Took political control over Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire
Roman Catholic Church
Also known as "Charles the Great"; crown by the pope on Christmas Day as the Roman emperor
Charlemagne
A group of local citizens that make up a list of accusations known as indictments
Jury
Architecture with small windows, rounded vaults, and generally dark and cold
Romanesque
Caused by heavy rainfall; led to starvation and some resorting to cannibalism
Great Famine of 1315
These tribes became the foundation of medieval Europe
Germanic
French revolutionary who was later burned at the stake for heresy; believed that she was directed by heaven to drive out the English
Joan of Arc
Representative governing body in England that helped to limit a Kings power
Parliament
Dante
War between England and France over land; lasted from1337-1453
Hundred Years War
What group of people did not have rights and responsibilities under feudal systems
peasants
called for a series of holy wars, the Crusades, to liberate the Holy Land
Pope Urban II
Courts where judges would hear cases from particular provinces of England; strengthened the power of the king
Circuit Court
Another word for "commonly spoken language"
Vernacular
A series of "holy wars" that many were convinced to fight in because they thought they would earn forgiveness of their sins
Crusade