Javier the Most Chivalrous Chapter 8 Vocab
Curriculum
formal course of study
partnership
group of merchants who joined together to finance a large-scale venture that would have been too costly for any individual trader
secular
having to do with worldly, rather than religious matters
serf
in medieval Europe, peasant bound to the lords land
interdict
in the Roman Catholic Church, excommunication of the entire region, town, or kingdom
charter
in the middle ages this written document set out the rights and privileges in the town
fief
in the middle ages, an estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty
feudalism
legal and military customs which flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries
guild
merchants and artisans formed associations
tournament
mock battle in which knights would compete against one another to show off their fighting skills
capital
money for investment
friar
monk who traveled throughout Europe's growing towns to preach to the poor
middle class
new class of people, including merchants and artisans, who stood between peasants and nobles.
knight
noble in Europe who served as a mounted warrior for the lord in the Middle Ages
tithe
payment to a church equal to 1/10 of a persons income
usury
practice of lending money without interest
antisemitism
prejudice against jews
medieval
referring to the Middle Ages in Europe or period of history between Ancient and modern times.
sacrament
sacred ritual of the Roman Catholic Church
journeyman
salaried workers who were employed by the guild master.
simony
selling off Church Officials
tenant farmer
someone who would pay rent to a lord in order to farm the land
frontier
sparsely populated, underdeveloped area on the outskirts of civilization
Papal Supremacy
the authority of medieval popes into secular rulers
apprentice
trainee to a guild master
manor
during the middle ages in Europe, a lord's estate which included one or more villages and the surrounding lands
feudal contract
exchange of pledges between lords and vassals
Missi Dominici
Agents of emperor Charlemagne who traveled throughout the empire to check the conditions of the roads, listen to grievances, and see the justice that was done.
Excommunication
Exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church Laws
Bill of Exchange
Issued by a banker in one city to a merchant who could exchange it for cash or coins in a distant city thus freeing him from traveling with gold which was easily stolen
TROUBADOUR
Wandering poet in Europe during the middle ages
Vassal
a person who has entered into a mutual obligation to a lord in the feudal system of Medieval Europe
Canon Law
body of laws of a church
Chivalry
code of conduct for knights during the middle ages
