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14 Cards in this Set
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Kingdom of Franks |
- German Barbarian Tribe (settled in Roman Territory) that picked up Latin language - Frank's Leaders: Merovingians - Decline of Merovingians/ Rise of Carolingians |
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Charles Martel |
- Mayor of Palace - Tours 733: battle that he wins not the king |
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Pipin the Short |
Charles Martel's son. He is the first Carolingian King of Franks. |
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Charles the Great (Charlemagne) |
Son of Pipin. Becomes ruler of Franks after Pipin dies. |
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Counts & Missi Dominici |
- Count of Province - "Mission of the ruler" -checking on taxes -making sure peasants are happy |
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Donation of Constantine |
Document. "Grant the Roman Empire to Bishop of Rome" by Constantine. |
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Dublin |
Capital of Ireland. Trading Outpost. |
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"Land of the Rus" |
Local people call the "Rus"---Russia came from this. |
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Normandy |
Area where Vikings decide to settle and raise cattle. People called them "North Men" |
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Iceland (the Althing) |
- Divide in 4 colonies and have yearly meetings called " the Althing." - Similar to a Republic/Democracy (oldest functioning Democracy in the world) |
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Greenland (Erik the Red) |
Covered with ice and snow but Erik the Red called it Greenland probably to attract new colonists. |
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Vinland (Leif, Erik's son) |
"Land of wine or grapes" |
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Treaty of Verdun, 843 (Invaders of the 9th century) |
1) South: Muslims capture Sicily, sack Rome 846 2) East: Magyars (Hungarian-Ungar) raid Germany 3) North: Vikings start raiding England 789. Later most of Europe, Spain, Sicily, and Eastern Roman Empire. |
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Response for Chaos: Feudalism (each state is its own country) |
-Extreme Political Decentralization -Lord/Vassal Relationship- if you are someone important you are a vassal/lord - Fealty for Fief- "Loyalty for states" - Manorialism is the economic side of Feudalism -"Exchange" of labor for protection- paying off local mafia so the "so called 'thug' " won't kill your family - Serfdom- had to give 1/3 or 2/3% of what you make to your lord -Does this actually cure chaos, or cause more of it? |
