■Feudalism – system of granting

land in exchange for military

service
■Trial by Ordeal – system of
proving guilt of an accused
■Fief – a land given to vassal
■Vassals – recipient of Fief
Manor – owner of a Manor
Three field – crop rotation
Chivalry – a code of
conduct
Demesne – land owned by
a lord
Magna Carta– document limiting
the power of the king and
protecting the rights of
Englishmen.
Martin Luther– his belief was
contained in his writing Ninety-
Five theses
Mercantilism– economic theory that
trade generates wealth which a
government should encourage by
means of protectionism.
Protestantism– movement in the 16 th

century ignited by grievances against

the wrong practices in the catholic
church.
War of Roses– the conflict of two
royal families fighting over the
throne
Protestants– they broke away
from the catholic church
Baptists– believed that infants
need not be baptized
Anglicans– the church of
England
Puritans– they disagreed with
the church and left England
Indulgence– practice allowed
people to gain forgiveness by
giving money to catholic church.
Counter Reformation– this is a movement to reform the
catholic church and fight protestants.
- To end the corruption with in the papacy.
- catholic church took steps to stop the spread of
protestant ideas.
- The council of Trent
1. put up new Latin edition of the Bible
2. it banned selling of religious offices
3. Elect the most pious and wisest among them
to the papacy
4. New religious order strengthen the Catholic
church