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The Manorial System & Economy
15. Manor:
Manorialism:
Guild:
Apprentice:
Merchant:
Charter:
Three-field system:
Religious Life
22. Papacy:
Clergy:
Monastery:
Monasticism:
Excommunicate:
Heresy:
Secular:
Crusades:
Pilgrimage:
Tithe:
Major Events & Culture
32. Black Death (Bubonic Plague):
Gothic:
Romanesque:
Byzantine Empire:
Hundred Years' War:
Renaissance:
Scholasticism:
Vernacular:
Troubadour:
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The Manorial System & Economy
- Manor: The lord’s estate in medieval Europe, including the house, village, farmland, and common resources where peasants lived and worked.
- Manorialism: The rural economic and social system in which peasants (serfs) worked the lord’s land in return for protection and access to plots for their own subsistence.
- Guild: An association of artisans or merchants in a town that regulated trade, set quality standards and prices, and controlled training and membership.
- Apprentice: A young trainee who worked for a master craftsman for several years to learn a trade before becoming a journeyman or master.
- Merchant: A person who bought, sold, and transported goods for profit; merchants helped revive long-distance trade and the urban economy.
- Charter: A written document granted by a king or lord giving a town or group legal rights and privileges (e.g., self-government, market rights).
- Three-field system: Crop-rotation method dividing land into three parts—one planted in spring crops, one in winter crops, one left fallow—improving yields and soil fertility.
Religious Life
- Papacy: The office and authority of the pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Clergy: Church officials (bishops, priests, deacons, etc.) who performed religious duties and administered sacraments.
- Monastery: A community where monks (or nuns in convents) lived under a religious rule, dedicating life to prayer, work, and study.
- Monasticism: The way of life in religious communities devoted to spiritual practice, often under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- Excommunicate: To officially exclude an individual from participation in the sacraments and community of the Church.
- Heresy: Beliefs or teachings that contradict official church doctrine; often met with ecclesiastical or secular punishment.
- Secular: Nonreligious; relating to worldly authority or affairs (e.g., secular rulers as opposed to church leaders).
- Crusades: Series of religiously sanctioned military campaigns (mainly 11th–13th centuries) launched chiefly to recover the Holy Land and combat perceived threats to Christendom.
- Pilgrimage: A journey to a holy site (Jerusalem, Compostela, Canterbury) undertaken for religious devotion, penance, or healing.
- Tithe: A church tax—traditionally one-tenth of a person’s produce or income—paid to support the clergy and church institutions.
Major Events & Culture
- Black Death (Bubonic Plague): Devastating mid-14th-century pandemic (caused by Yersinia pestis) that killed a large proportion of Europe’s population and caused major social, economic, and cultural changes.
- Gothic: Medieval architectural style (from the 12th century) marked by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and large stained-glass windows.
- Romanesque: Earlier medieval architectural style (roughly 10th–12th centuries) with thick walls, round arches, sturdy piers, and small windows.
- Byzantine Empire: The Eastern Roman Empire centered at Constantinople (330–1453), notable for preserving Roman law, Greek culture, Orthodox Christianity, and distinctive art/architecture.
- Hundred Years' War: Long series of conflicts (1337–1453) between England and France over dynastic claims and territory that changed warfare and accelerated national identities.
- Renaissance: Cultural revival beginning in 14th-century Italy emphasizing classical learning, humanism, art, and scientific inquiry, spreading across Europe.
- Scholasticism: Medieval intellectual method that used logic and dialectical reasoning to reconcile Christian theology with classical philosophy (notably Aristotle) in universities.
- Vernacular: The everyday language spoken by ordinary people (e.g., English, French, Italian) as opposed to Latin; increased use in literature and record-keeping.
- Troubadour: A medieval lyric poet-musician (especially in southern France) who composed and performed songs of chivalry and courtly love.
- Manor: The lord’s estate in medieval Europe, including the house, village, farmland, and common resources where peasants lived and worked.
- Manorialism: The rural economic and social system in which peasants (serfs) worked the lord’s land in return for protection and access to plots for their own subsistence.
- Guild: An association of artisans or merchants in a town that regulated trade, set quality standards and prices, and controlled training and membership.
- Apprentice: A young trainee who worked for a master craftsman for several years to learn a trade before becoming a journeyman or master.
- Merchant: A person who bought, sold, and transported goods for profit; merchants helped revive long-distance trade and the urban economy.
- Charter: A written document granted by a king or lord giving a town or group legal rights and privileges (e.g., self-government, market rights).
- Three-field system: Crop-rotation method dividing land into three parts—one planted in spring crops, one in winter crops, one left fallow—improving yields and soil fertility.
Religious Life
- Papacy: The office and authority of the pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Clergy: Church officials (bishops, priests, deacons, etc.) who performed religious duties and administered sacraments.
- Monastery: A community where monks (or nuns in convents) lived under a religious rule, dedicating life to prayer, work, and study.
- Monasticism: The way of life in religious communities devoted to spiritual practice, often under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- Excommunicate: To officially exclude an individual from participation in the sacraments and community of the Church.
- Heresy: Beliefs or teachings that contradict official church doctrine; often met with ecclesiastical or secular punishment.
- Secular: Nonreligious; relating to worldly authority or affairs (e.g., secular rulers as opposed to church leaders).
- Crusades: Series of religiously sanctioned military campaigns (mainly 11th–13th centuries) launched chiefly to recover the Holy Land and combat perceived threats to Christendom.
- Pilgrimage: A journey to a holy site (Jerusalem, Compostela, Canterbury) undertaken for religious devotion, penance, or healing.
- Tithe: A church tax—traditionally one-tenth of a person’s produce or income—paid to support the clergy and church institutions.
Major Events & Culture
- Black Death (Bubonic Plague): Devastating mid-14th-century pandemic (caused by Yersinia pestis) that killed a large proportion of Europe’s population and caused major social, economic, and cultural changes.
- Gothic: Medieval architectural style (from the 12th century) marked by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and large stained-glass windows.
- Romanesque: Earlier medieval architectural style (roughly 10th–12th centuries) with thick walls, round arches, sturdy piers, and small windows.
- Byzantine Empire: The Eastern Roman Empire centered at Constantinople (330–1453), notable for preserving Roman law, Greek culture, Orthodox Christianity, and distinctive art/architecture.
- Hundred Years' War: Long series of conflicts (1337–1453) between England and France over dynastic claims and territory that changed warfare and accelerated national identities.
- Renaissance: Cultural revival beginning in 14th-century Italy emphasizing classical learning, humanism, art, and scientific inquiry, spreading across Europe.
- Scholasticism: Medieval intellectual method that used logic and dialectical reasoning to reconcile Christian theology with classical philosophy (notably Aristotle) in universities.
- Vernacular: The everyday language spoken by ordinary people (e.g., English, French, Italian) as opposed to Latin; increased use in literature and record-keeping.
- Troubadour: A medieval lyric poet-musician (especially in southern France) who composed and performed songs of chivalry and courtly love.
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