Innovation and Adaptation in the Western Christian World, 600–1450 CE
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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.

The act of anointing with oil as a rite of consecration.

Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.

All territories within France controlled directly by the king.

The law of the church.

The period 1378-1417, marked by divided papal allegiances in Latin Christendom.

The act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign.

An arrangement in which vassals were protected and maintained by their lords, usually through the granting of fiefs, and required to serve under them in war.

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

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

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

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