Terms
Great Famine- Almost all of Northern Europe suffered from this in the years of 1315-1322. Many crisis struck early in the fourteenth century. This all started with bad weather, which caused universal crop failures.
Black Death- Another name for the Bubonic Plague.
Buba- A boil that is caused by the Bubonic Plague, usually on the neck, armpit, or groin and causes excruciating pain.
Flagellants- Group of people that whipped themselves to rid them of sins, in belief that Black Death was God’s punishment on humans for wickedness.
Crecy-A city in Northern France 1346, English longbowmen scored a great victory over the French knights and crossbowmen.
Agincourt- near Arras in 1415, the chivalric English soldier- King Henery V gained the field over vastly superior numbers.
Joan of Arc- A peasant girl that convinced the French government the dauphin needed to be crowned and to expel the English out of France. She dressed as a man and fought in the war, but was caught and burned at the stake for being a witch.
Representative assemblies- the beginnings to modern government like the English Parliament and German Diets
Nationalism- The feeling of unity and identity that binds together people. The English had strong nationalism after winning the war.
Babylonian Captivity- referring to the seventy years the ancient Hebrews was held captive in Mesopotamian
Schism- Another word for division, in this case the division of the French and English and their Popes.
Conciliarists- believed that reform of the church could best be achieved through periodic assemblies, or general councils, representing all the Christian people.
Statue of Kilkenny- “there was to be no marriages between those of immigrant and native stock” To make sure there was no racism in Ireland
Merchant- The fine you have to pay the lord to get a woman married.
Banns- Public announcements that are posted on the church door that