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15 Cards in this Set
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Wergild
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The amount of money used as compensation for the murder or disablement of a person, based on social class
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Ordeal
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A trial to determine if a person is guilty or innocent by subjecting them to fire, poison, or other serious dangers, being called a divine judgment
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Bishopric
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The see, diocese, or office of a bishop
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Pope
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A person who assumes the role of a high bishop, similar to that of the Roman Catholic pope
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Monk
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In Christianity a man who has been withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, especially as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rules of poverty, chastity, and obedience
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Monasticism
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A monastic system, condition, or way of life
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Missionary
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A person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism, as educational or hospital work
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Nun
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A woman who is bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
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Abbess
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A woman is the leader in a group of nuns
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Clovis
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King of the Franks 481-511
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Pepin
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Died 768, king of the Franks 751–768, father of Charlemagne.
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Gregory I
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Saint Gregory the Great, pope from 590-604
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Charlemagne
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Charles the Great or Charles I, was King of the Franks who united most of Western Europe during the Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France and Germany.
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Saint Benedict
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Benedict of Norcia, honored by the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church as the patron saint of Europe and students.
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Carolingian Empire
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The final stage in the history of medieval realm of the Franks, ruled by the Carolingian dynasty
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