Topic 2 Lessons 5-6 Vocab

Article or principle of faith

A series of military campaigns to establish Christian control over the Holy Land

monarchy or government with rulers who inherit their position by birth in which rulers have absolute and unlimited power

A religious movement that began in the 1500s

the agricultural estate of a medieval lord or vassal

A movement to strengthen the teachings and structure of the Catholic church

Having high status in others' eyes

French for "rebirth"" ; refers to a period a cultural revival in Europe from the 1300s to the 1500s

A cultural movement of the Renaissance based on the study of classical works

In medieval Europe, noblemen who gave land to other noblemen in return for services

Epidemic, or widespread outbreak, of bubonic plague that devastated Europe and other regions in the mid-1300s

A lesser lord in medieval Europe who pledged loyalty and service to a more powerful lord in exchange for land

A peasant who is legally bound to live and work on land owned by a lord

Completely committed to religious beliefs

to set up or found