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lay investiture
Kings/nobles appointing church officials.
Vernacular
Everyday language spoken by ordinary people.
Tithe
Church tax, usually 1/10 of income.
Interdiction
Church punishment denying sacraments to a region.
Heresy Beliefs
that go against Church teachings.
Magna Carta
Document limiting the king’s power in England (1215).
Estates general
French representative assembly with 3 estates.
Parliament
England’s lawmaking body.
Great Schism
Split in the Catholic Church with rival popes.
Bubonic Plague
Black Death spread by fleas on rats.
Alfred the Great
English king who defended against Vikings.
William the Conqueror
Norman ruler who conquered England in 1066.
Richard the Lion hearted
Crusader king of England
Saladin
Muslim leader who recaptured Jerusalem.
Thomas Aquinas
Scholar who combined faith and reason.
Charles Martel
Defeated Muslims at the Battle of Tours
Qur’an
Holy book of Islam
Mecca Holy city and birthplace of Muhammad.
Holy city and birthplace of Muhammad.
Alms
Giving to the poor; one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
Genghis Khan
Mongol conqueror who built a vast empire.
Ka’aba
Sacred shrine in Mecca.
Janissaries
Elite Ottoman soldiers.
patron
a person who supports artists, especially financially.
perspective
an artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface
Leonardo da Vinci
an Italian polymath of the Renaissance known as the ultimate "Renaissance Man
indulgence
a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin
Niccolò Machiavelli
Author of The Prince.
Theocracy
Government ruled by religious leaders.
Henry VIII
Broke from Catholic Church.
Martin Luther
Started Protestant Reformation