Ap euro Vocab 1

Heresy

A belief that goes against established teachings of a religious groups(Orthodox Christians)

Flagellants

A person who beats themselves as religious discipline.

Vassal

A person from the Middle Ages who receives land and protection from a lord in return for his loyalty and and service.

Sovereignty

Supreme power or authority for a state to govern itself without outside interference.

Ecclesiastical

Related to the Christian church.

Indulgences

A way for a person to reduce their owed punishment from a sin.

Secular

Being separated or not connected to religion.

Vernacular

A language or dialect belonging to one region spoken by ordinary people.

Famine

An extreme crisis of hunger due to lack of food and crops.

Feudalism

A social and political hierarchy in Medieval Europe which grants land in exchange for loyalty and service.

aristocracy

A social class associated with nobility and high social rank based of your wealth, heredity or perceived superiority