| A | B |
|---|
| Black Death | Disease that ravaged Europe and killed nearly 33% of the continents population |
| Epidemic | Outbreak of rapid spreading disease |
| Inflation | rising prices |
| Schism | split in the church |
| Longbow | New weaponary that allowed archers to shoot from far off distances |
| Authorized | gave official power to |
| Hundred Years' War | War fought between the French and English over Norman Land |
| Norman Land | area in Northern France that was disputed and desired by both the French and the English |
| Joan of Arc | 17 year old female peasant who helped France turn its fortunes around during the Hundred years' war |
| Charles VII | uncrowned king of France who appointed Joan of Arc as leader of French Army |
| English Channel | Water way between England and France |
| Edward III | English king who's mother was French, began conflict with France to start the Hundred Years' War |
| Messina | port in Sicily where sailors falling sick began to pass on the plague to townspeople |
| John Wycliffe | Popular Preacher who challenged the Church and called for Change |
| Jan Hus | Reformer who's followers were known as Hussites; burned at the stake |
| Pope Clement V | Lived a lavish lifestyle during the time period of struggle, which eventually led to the split of the church |
| Avignon | papal court outside the southern borders of France |
| vicar of Christ | The Pope who can speak directly to god |
