Noble life
A nobleman's primary occupation
waging war
Where most of the clergy were concentrated.
urban areas
Creators of towns who granted charters
lords
First important university formed by Frederick I, Barbarossa
University of Bologna
members of Medieval society that were treated as small adults
children
Codes of conduct or courtesy developed
chivalry
they had special immunities to the laws
enterprising serfs who bought goods and resold them, initially looked down upon
merchants
the study built on logic and dialectic study
scholasticism
apprenticeship
the three social groups of the Middle Ages
nobility, clergy, peasantry
Religious office where women could exercise authority while committing themselves to God
the nunnery
religious group separated and persecuted during the Middle Ages
Jews
the foundation of university instruction
the liberal arts
cult that derived from the concept that women were morally superior and more pure than men.
the Cult of the Virgin Mary
Contests used as distractions which could become deadly when they became competitive
jousts
What caused the new orders of monks that were created?
Gregorian Reform
organizations that gave workers a direct voice in government and protected local craftsmen
artisan guilds
the two types of curriculum in the Middle Ages
trivium and quadrivium
Made children in the Middle Ages of high importance
Ways that a vassal obtained special status
landed wealth, exercised authority over others and distinctive social customs
the strictest order of monks with periods of silence, fasting and isolation
Carthusians
flourishing centers of Western Civilization in the Middle Ages
towns
Scholar who expressed intent over deed
Peter Abelard
Frankish kings that made monogamy in marriage important
the Carolingians