Crusades and Medieval Reforms

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from the lecture on the Crusades and medieval reforms.

Peace of God

A medieval reform movement aimed at protecting non-combatants and limiting violence during wars.

Truce of God

A medieval concept that called for temporary cessation of hostilities during certain periods.

Cluniac Reforms

Reforms initiated in the monastery of Cluny that emphasized clerical celibacy and poverty.

Great Schism

The split between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church that occurred in 1054.

Battle of Manzikert

A battle in 1071 which led to Seljuk Turk control over the route to Jerusalem.

Antipope

A person who falsely claims the papacy without the recognition of the papal college.

Council of Clermont

The council in 1095 where Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade.

Indulgence

A grant by the pope of remission of the temporal punishment for sins, particularly associated with the Crusades.

Saladin

The prominent Muslim leader who reconquered Jerusalem in 1187.

Deus lo volt!

The rallying cry of the Crusaders, meaning 'God wills it!'.