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15 Cards in this Set
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Wergild
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Wergild was the amount paid by a wrongdoer to the family of the person he or she injured or killed.
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Ordeal
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The ordeal was based on the idea of divine intervention. It was believed that divine forces would not allow an innocent person to be harmed.
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Bishopric
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A group of parishes was headed by a bishop, whose area of authority was called a bishopric, or diocese. The bishoprics were joined together under an archbishop.
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Pope
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The successors of Peter came to be known as the Pope.
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Monk
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A monk is a man who separates himself from ordinary society to dedicate himself to God.
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Monasticism
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The practice of living the life of a monk.
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Missionary
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Missionaries were people sent out to carry a religious message.
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Nun
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Nuns were women that went through monasticism.
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Abbesses
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Abbesses headed convents, where nuns lived.
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Clovis
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Established the Frankish kingdom.
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Pepin
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A mayor of the palace. He took a logical step and took kingship for himself and his family.
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Gregory I
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Strengthens the power of papacy and the church.
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Charlemagne
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Pepin's son. Known as Charles the Great. Fierce warrior, strong statesman, and a pious christian.
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Saint Benedict
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Wrote a set of rules to guide a community of monks he founded.
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Carolingian Empire
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Charlemagne greatly expanded the frankish kingdom and created the Carolingian empire.
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