Innovation and Adaptation in the Western Christian World, 600–1450 CE
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An outward and physical sign of an inward and spiritual grace.

A medieval method of determining theological and philosophical truth by using Aristotelian logic.

The French representative assembly, composed of the three social "estates" in France, first convened by Philip IV.

An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.

The act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign.

All territories within France controlled directly by the king.

A term initiated by William I to designate feudal vassals who held lands in return for service and loyalty to the king.

The medieval European system of self-sustaining agricultural estates.

The urban-based middle class between the wealthy aristocracy and the working class.

A written order issued by a court, commanding the party to whom it is addressed to perform or cease performing a specified act.

Associations of artisans and merchants intended to protect and promote affairs of common interest.

Those countries professing Christian beliefs under the primacy of the pope.

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