Middle Ages -- Unit 3

What is excommunication?

Being expelled from the church if you broke any pf the cannon laws.

What institution provided stability and unity during the Middle Ages?

Church

What is chivalry? What's an example?

Code of conduct where knights we require to be brave, loyal, and honest. Women were looked highly upon and respected.

What is a fief?

Estate; included peasants and buildings

What is a feudal contract?

Exchange of pledges

What was a possible consequence of disobeying church laws?

Excommunication

What are the negative effects of living on a major?

Isolation

What are cannon laws?

Laws made and enforced by the church

What is a vassal?

Less powerful lords

What are mutual obligations between vassals and lords?

Lord gives vassal a fief and protects him; vassal pledged his loyalty and provided lord with 40 days of military service per year.

What is the order of classes

Monarch, Nobles/Lords, Knights, Peasants and Serfs

How were the Jews in Europe treated during the Middle Ages?

Poorly; they were blamed for all disasters that people did not know the cause of. They were the society's scapegoat.

What leader has the highest authority in medieval society?

Pope

What is papal supremacy?

Popes authority over all worldly rulers.

Why did feudalism develop?

Provide protection to the people.

What did the medieval church promise/offer people?

Salvation

What are the positive effects of living on a manor?

Self-sufficiency

What event marks the beginning of the middle ages?

The fall of Rome.

What does secular mean?

Worldly