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Chapter 8 Vocabulary

Chapter 8 Vocabulary. 1. Medieval. Latin for “middle age.”. 2. Frontier. a sparsely populated, undeveloped area on the outskirts of a civilization. 3. Missi Dominici. Officials sent to check on roads, listen to grievances, and see that justice was done. 4. Curriculum.

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Chapter 8 Vocabulary

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  1. Chapter 8 Vocabulary

  2. 1 Medieval Latin for “middle age.”

  3. 2 Frontier a sparsely populated, undeveloped area on the outskirts of a civilization

  4. 3 MissiDominici Officials sent to check on roads, listen to grievances, and see that justice was done

  5. 4 Curriculum formal course of study, based on Latin learning

  6. 5 Feudalism a loosely organized system of rule in which powerful local lords divided their landholdings among lesser lords

  7. 6 Vassal lesser lords that pledged service and loyalty to the greater lord.

  8. 7 Feudal Contract exchange of pledges between lords and vassals

  9. 8 Fief An estate granted to a vassal by his lord

  10. 9 Knight Mounted Warrior

  11. 10 Tournament Mock Battle

  12. 11 Chivalry Code of Conduct adopted by Knights

  13. 12 Troubadour Wandering Musical Poets or Minstrels

  14. 13 Manor Lord’s Estate

  15. 14 Serfs Peasants who could be bought and sold with the land

  16. 15 Sacraments The holy rites of the Church

  17. 16 Tithe Church tax equal to a tenth of someone's income

  18. 17 Secular Worldly force in medieval Europe; not associated with religion

  19. 18 Papal Supremacy medieval popes claimed authority over all secular rulers.

  20. 19 Canon Law Church developed body of laws

  21. 20 Excommunication Punishment so that people could not receive the sacraments or a Christian burial

  22. 21 Interdict order excluding an entire town, region, or kingdom from receiving most sacraments and Christian burial

  23. 22 Simony the selling of Church offices

  24. 23 Friar Monks who did not live in isolated monasteries but traveled around Europe's growing towns preaching to the poor.

  25. 24 Anti-Semitism prejudice against Jews

  26. 25 Charter Written document set out the rights and privileges of the town

  27. 26 Capital Money used for investment

  28. 27 Partnership merchants that pooled their funds to finance a large-scale venture that would have been too costly for any individual trader

  29. 28 Bill of Exchange Paper draft (on a deposit) that was issued in one city and was redeemable in another city

  30. 29 Tenant Farmers Peasants who paid rent for their land

  31. 30 Middle Class merchants, traders, and artisans that formed a new group of wealth between nobles and peasants

  32. 31 Usury Lending money at interest

  33. 32 Guilds merchants and artisans associations

  34. 33 Apprentice trainee to a guild master

  35. 34 Journeymen salaried workers

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