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clergy
people who have priestly authority
Hundred Years War
series of wars between England and France (1337-1453)
What did Pope Gregory do to settle the conflict with Henry IV
He excommunicated Henry
What was the advantage of the longbow and gunpowder weapons?
They could defeat knights in armor.
religious order
group of people who follow the rules of the order
Magna Carta
document guaranteeing certain rights to nobles
What kind of students did cathedral schools attract?
sons of European nobles
What was one disadvantage of English common law?
Decisions in one part of England might be different from those in another part.
Crusade
military expedition from Christian Europe to Palestine
habeus coupus
right of people not to be imprisoned unlawfully
What role did the Seljuk Turks play in beginning the Crusades?
They attacked the Byzantine Empire
The English Parliament later expanded the Magna Carta for what purpose?
to claim the Magna Carta meant Parliament must approve the king's request for taxes
Reconquista
reconquest of Spain by Christian armies
divan
imperial council that advised the sultan
How did the wars of the Crusaded end?
After nearly 200 years, the Muslims drove the crusaders out of Palestine.
What was the role of the grand vizier in the Ottoman Empire?
to act as the sultan's main adviser
bubonic plague
infectious disease that struck Eurasia in the mid 1300s
janisssary
elite fighting force made up of slaves
Why was the bubonic plague known as the Black Death?
Victims developed dark or black spots on their skin.
What was the outcome of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople?
It meant the end of the Byzantine Empire.