Decline of Feudalism Vocab

Bubonic Plague

• an festive event during the Medieval Times

• a deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas; also called the Black Death

• It was another word for the bird flu

• A major war between two Kingdoms that led to many deaths

democratic

• The king is the only ruler.

• The elite and higher classes make the government decisions.

• Every person makes governmental decisions. There is no order; chaos.

• ruled by the people. In a democracy, citizens elect representatives to make and carry out laws.

estimate

• an exact measurement.

• a measurement that is exactly 50/50.

• a guess as to the value or size of something.

• a missing value.

habeas corpus

• The kings right to tax people without their consent.

• a legal concept of not allowing people to vote if they do not own property.

• a scientific term for a deceased body.

• the legal concept that an accused person cannot be jailed indefinitely without being charged with a crime.

heretic

• A loyal person to the king.

• A person that is loyal and trusting of the church.

• A person that does not believe in the church.

• a person who holds beliefs that are contrary to a set of religious teachings

Hundred Years’ War

• a war that lasted 100 years between Vikings and Germanic Tribes.

• Another word for the Crusades.

• a series of battles fought between France and England from 1337 to 1453

• Another term for the training sessions of warriors and knights.

Magna Carta

• Another word for the Bible.

• The official book used by Universities during the Middle Ages.

• A series of stories documented by Pilgrims during their journeys.

• a written legal agreement signed in 1215 that limited the English monarch’s power; also known as the Grand Charter

Model Parliament

• The ideal governmental system that has led to a perfect society since the Middle Ages.

• A copy of the British government's rules

• a governing body created by King Edward I of his most trusted people; nobles and family members.

• a governing body created by King Edward I that included some commoners, Church officials, and nobles