H Late Medieval Europe

Study set on late medieval europe by mskrossignol25

bloodletting

bloodletting

belief or practice of draining a quantity of blood to cure illness or disease

pointed arch

the arch that helped make Gothic Cathedrals tall

flying buttress

the supporting arm to a pointed arch

ribbed vault

two intersecting pointed arched which held up the ceiling of a Gothic Cathedral

Guild

A medieval organization of crafts workers or trades people.

Henry II of England

Married Eleanor of Aquitaine and got French land from her. Introduced juries and common law to England

Philip II (Augustus)

King of France, strengthened the power of the Capetian dynasty, reclaimed or conquer land from England in France. Retook Normandy from King John. Established bailiffs.

Philip IV of France

Wanted to tax the Catholic Church; expanded the Estates-General to include commoners. Certified Pope hater

King John

King of England who raised taxes and punished his enemies without a trial. He is best known for being forced to sign the Magna Carta.

Magna Carta

the royal charter of political rights written by unhappy English barons/nobles and signed by King John in 1215

Model Parliament

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

Bubonic Plague

Also called the Black Death was a deadly disease that spread through Europe and killed about a third of the population in Europe

Joan of Arc

French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king

Battle of Agincourt

The English again defeated the French using their longbows, despite their smaller numbers.

Universities

Opportunities to become church official or gov't job, studied theology + other subjects, expanded after political + economic conditions improved.

1453

End of the Hundred Years' War and marks the end of the Middle Ages.

1347

The year the plague arrived in Europe

Romanesque

Cathedrals and churches with rounded arches.

usury

the practice of lending money for interest that was sometimes made illegal by the Catholic Church.

Edward III

Believed he was the rightful heir to the French throne, which started the 100 Years' War

Longbow and Cannon

New weapons technology in 100 Year's War

Henry V of England

helped the English win at the Battle of Agincourt.

Hugh Capet

Was the duke of France and succeeded the last member of the Carolignian family (Louis the Sluggard). He then started the Capetian dynasty of French kings that ruled France 987-1328.