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Social Studies 8 History and Vocab
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- 1What does allegiance mean?Loyalty.
- 2What does contract mean?A loyal agreement.
- 3What does Lord of the Manor mean?The tenant of a noble, who has inherited right to run a manor and profit from it.
- 4What does "to exploit" mean?To make selfish use of.
- 5What does homage mean?Formal acknowledgement.
- 6What does freeholder mean?A person who owns his or her land.
- 7What does to prosecute mean?To present evidence to prove a person’s guilt.
- 8What does assault mean?An attempt to physically harm another person.
- 9What does shrine mean?A place of worship.
- 10What does sue mean?To seek compensation for a personal wrong.
- 11What does treason mean?Betraying one’s country or ruler.
- 12What does lenient mean?Mild, merciful.
- 13What does meddlesome mean?Interfering.
- 14What does "to try" mean?To determine guilt or innocence.
- 15What does canonize mean?To declare that a person is a saint.
- 16What does ordeal mean?Dreadful experience.
- 17What does imminent mean?Immediate.
- 18What does alienated mean?Turned away.
- 19What does incumbent mean?Resting on as a duty.
- 20What is a Muslim?A believer of Islam.
- 21What were the Crusades?The Crusades were wars in which the Christians of Europe fought against the Muslims for the control of the Holy land.
- 22What is the Holy land?The area around modern-day Israel where Jesus lived and died.
- 23What does "sceptical of" mean?Doubting of the truth.
- 24What does tithe mean?Money or produce given to the Church, worth approximately one-tenth of one’s income.
- 25What does "to excommunicate" mean?To cancel a person's membership in the church.
- 26What does ecclesiastical mean?Having to do with the church.
- 27What is a relic?An item associated with a saint; thought to have great powers.
- 28How did a feudal system work?The feudal system was set up by William the Conqueror based on three f’s: of fief (land) fealty (loyalty) and faith (religion). Under feudalism, land was the basis of all wealth, which was given to the knights or nobles who gave their loyalty in exchange.
- 29What did the King give to the nobles (lords) in exchange for their loyalty and what did the nobles get in return?The nobles were given the three f's, along with the right to their monarch's protection and justice. The king also defended his nobles from attack and settled disputes that arose from multiple nobles.
- 30What is the difference between a freeholder and a serf?A freeholder owned the land they farmed and paid a yearly fee to the lord of the manor, but had a bit more power than the serfs. Serfs, on the other hand were considered part of the land and had close to no power. However, the lords could not take away their right to live and work on the farm.
- 31Who made up the largest percentage of the population and how were they exploited?The serfs and the freeholders made up about 90% of the population. These commoners were exploited by providing them very few rights and keeping them outside the circle of power.
- 32What did the serfs give the Knights?They farmed the land and payed rent.
- 33What did the serfs get in return from the knights?Food, protection, and shelter.
- 34What did the knights give to the lords?Homage and military service.
- 35What did the knights receive from the lords?Food, protection, and shelter.
- 36What did the Lords get from the King?Fief and Peasants.
- 37What did the Lords give to the King?Allegiance and Military Aid.
- 38The King's land was divided amongst _________ into ManorsNobles.
- 39Each Manor was completely _____________.self-sufficient.
- 40The Lord of the Manor had farm land for himself. What was it called?Demesne.
- 41How big were Kingdoms?Similar in size to a modern day country.
- 42The Lord of the Manor had a manager called a __________.Bailiff.
- 43What is common law and why is it called common law?Common law is a law used by Royal courts that ordered the execution of thieves and murderers. This law is called "common" because it was the same for the whole kingdom.
- 44What was the difference between trial by ordeal and trial by battle?Trial by ordeal had a person deal with non-human things such as poison or red hot iron. If they survived such circumstances they would be innocent. Trial by battle would be where two nobles would fight against each other. The noble that killed the other would be innocent.
- 45How were Church courts different from Royal or Manor courts?Church courts were more lenient as they were trying church officials.
- 46What was the name of the ancient trade route to China?The Silk Road.
- 47Who and when did the first European explorers reach China?Venetian merchants Nicole and Maffeo Polo, who arrived at China in 1255.
- 48How did the Catholic Church become a powerful institution in the Middle Ages?Going to church was the only thing people knew was the truth because there was nothing else to do in a Kingdom.
- 49What would happen if you were excommunicated from the church?You would no longer be able to participate in church activities, which people believed meant you would go to hell instead of heaven.
- 50In what ways was the Church's influence over people a positive thing?Their belief made the people civilized and less likely to commit crimes.
- 51In what ways was the Church's influence over people a negative thing?The priests were known to be rich from the tithe.
- 52Why did people travel so far to fight in the Crusades?Pope Urban II presented a speech that had the message of "If you fight in this war you will be freed of your sins."
- 53What was the People's Crusade?The People's Crusade was when thousands of men, women, and children walked across Europe in response to Pope Urban's message.
- 54Who were the leaders of the People's Crusade?Walter the Penniless and Peter the Hermit.
- 55What did the Christians gain from contact with the Muslims during the Crusades?The Christians learned that the Muslims were flourishing in the scholarly pursuits of medicine, astronomy, philosophy, mathematics, and literature. The Christians gained advances in learning from this which resulted in the Renaissance.
- 56How did the manor farmer's farming system work?There was a rotating three-field system. For each field they grew cereal one year and a nitrogen-generating crop the second to ensure healthy and vigorous plant growth. In the third year the field was left fallow.
- 57What does fallow mean?Ploughed and left unseeded.
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- This deck of flashcards has vocab and history questions from Wiliam the Conquerer, The Manor, Law and Contact with Asia, The Crusades, and Belief and Devotion.
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