Vocab
secular
referring to activities of the world/not sacred
to beat or hit hard
flog
the term referring to the leaders of medieval society
1054 AD
Great Schism
1224 AD
St Francis receives the stigmata
the moral code of conduct of knights
chivalry
the office or government of the pope
papacy
a person who has sworn allegiance to a lord and gives him military service
vassal
1096 AD
Beginning of First Crusade
1066 AD
Battle of Hastings
the form of government in the Middle Ages in which a vassal gave military service to a lord in exchange for land and protection
feudalism
a group of merchants or craftsmen joined together to protect their trade and for mutual aid
guild
a course of study in grammar, logic, and rhetoric
trivium
800 AD
Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor
982 AD
Eric the Red discovers Greenland
to trade by exchanging some goods for other goods without money
barter
to coin money
mint
a course of study in arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music
quadrivium
1347-1349
The Black Plague
1204 AD
Crusaders attack Constantinople
acting hastily, rashly, or with a sudden burst of feeling
impetuous
the chief minister or secretary of the king
chancellor
a beggar, someone who asks for alms
mendicant
1170 AD
Martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket
1274 AD
Death of St. Thomas Aquinas