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P.K. Chap. 10 Vocab
Chapter 10
Question | Answer |
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excommunicate | cast out from the church |
Pope Gregory | -disapproved of a bishop chosen by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV -in 1073 Pope Gregory came to power in Rome. -had proven himself more powerful than the emperor |
Emperor Henry IV | -Angry that the pope questioned his authority -he got excommunicated -Desperate to stay in power, he stood barefoot in the snow outside the castle where Pope Gregory was staying. |
Crusades | a long series of wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia. |
Holy Land | the region where Jesus had lived, preached, and died. |
Pope Urban II | -he went to Roman Catholic Churches -he helped the Byzantine Empire from getting destroyed -helped the battle |
King Richard | -1157-1199 - Called Lion Heart for his courage - skilled soldier and great general |
Saladin | -1137-1193 - often called one of the greatest generals of the Middle Ages. - The Muslim leader successfully held Jerusalem against Richard in the Third Crusade. -was considered a wise leader. |
clergy | church officials |
religious order | a group of people who dedicate their lives to religion and follow common rules. |
Francis of Assisi | -1182-1226 -son of a wealthy merchant -lived a simple life and just preached and tended people and humans |
friars | people who belonged to religious orders but lived and worked among the general public. |
Thomas Aquinas | -Dominican philosopher - teacher at University of Paris - argued that rational thought could be used to support Christian beliefs. |
natural law | a law that governed how the world operated. |
Magna Carta | a document listing rights that the king could not ignore |
Parliament | the lawmaking boday that governs England today. |
Hundred Years' War | a long conflict between England and France that came to be called its name |
Joan of Arc | - a teenage pheasant girl - rallied the French troops - Although the English eventually captured and killed Joan, it was too late. |
Black Death | a deadly plague that swept through Europe betwwen 1347 and 1351 |
heresy | religious ideas that oppose accepted church teachings |
Reconquista | efforts to retake Spain from the Moors |
King Ferdinand | - had an army - 1492 conquered Franada -made people convert to Christianity. |
Queen Isabella | - 1451-1504 - considered greatest monarchs in Spanish history. -encouraged religion and education and supported many artists |
Spanish Inquisition | an organization of priests that looked for and punished anyone in Spain suspected of secretly practicing their old religion. |