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Gaul was lost to the Roman empire when what Germanic tribe took it over?
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Franks
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How man soldiers did king clovis order baptized on the same day he was?
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3,000
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As cities and villages were destroyed by invading barbarians, what walled institutions became "fortresses of knowledge preserving reading, writing, and information for the future?
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Monasteries
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What was the peninsula upon which the rich city of constantinople was built, famously known as?
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Golden horn
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Famously, Empress Theodora said she had to die then, then the robes of am empress would make the best?
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shroud
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In order to become free, a surf had to run away and live in a city for how long?
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a year and a day
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In 1453, when the Turks attacked Constantinople, why did the Byzantines not use their famous secret weapon against them?
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they lost the formula
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Built by Caliph Omar after capture of Jerusalem, AD 638, this mosque, 3rd most holy site in Islam, is better known as what?
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Dome of the rock
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The Justinian emperor sponsored was the most significant long last contribution to future Western civilizations?
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the codification of Roman Law.
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What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
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repetition of the Creed
Prayer (5 times a day) Fasting during the holy month of Ramadon Almsgiving Pilgramage (Haji) |
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What are the radical Muslims who follow only the descendants of Ali, Mohammad's son-in-law, as their spiritual leaders called?
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Shtt'ates
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What are the names of the men who were barbarian kings and what barbarian peoples did they rule?
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Arlic- the visigoths
Gaiseric- the vadals odacer- the Germans Theodonic- the ostrogoths |
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What does the name Mohommad mean?
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Highly praised one
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What is an Astrobabe and who invented it and for what?
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instrument for charting the stars- Arabs to cast horiscopes
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The celtic Cross, which Patrick devised to encourage Irish pagans to accept christianity, was a combination of the Christian cross and this pagan symbol?
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sun disk
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The cultivation of new land in medieval Germanic Europe was very slow for what reasons?
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German had bad plow, thick soil, and did not want to cut down trees.
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Pepin "the short", king of the Franks, asked the pope to crown him because pepin wanted and excepted what two benefits from the action?
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he wanted the popes alliance and to be legitament
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when Pope zarcharias crowned Pepin "the short" King of the Franks, the pope expected and got what two benefits for doing so?
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rid them of Lambard threat and the land to rule over
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Since the end of the Roman Empire only Three men have built European empires which even appraoches its size and power, who were the three men?
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Charlemagner, Nepolean, Hitler
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On Christmas Day, AD 800, the pope crowned charlemange and gave him what title?
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king of the Romans
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While Pepin and Otto willing submitted to being crowned by the pope, why was charlemagne angry when the pope crowned him?
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the pope took it upon himself to crown him so he could be noticed.
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Charlemagnes coronation certainly symbolized what
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final reunion
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What were the major flavoring agents of food during the middle ages?
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onion and garlic
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Most Peasants in the Middle ages never went farther than how many miles from hime>
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10 or 15 miles
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What was the triangular relationship of feudalism and what three groups made up this system of relationships
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Lord, serf, priest
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Odacer
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the leader of the Germans who took over the city of Rome
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Hugh Capet
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was count of Paris, and unified most of France, had a long ununified unbroken line of sons Found new line of kings
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Eleanor
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went on a crucade with the king of france and then bought land of Henrey and had many wars, introduced Chivalry, son john - Lion heart
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Urban II
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He preached the crucade said that they would get entry to heaven and debts paid if knights fought
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Godfrey
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King of Jerusalem (crusader)
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Patrick
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founded first church in Ireland
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Theodora
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former circus acrobat "actress, prostetute." married justinian, hep him not to flee because she would
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Justinian
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greatest achievement during his reign was codification of the Roman law. This served as the model for the legal systems
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clovis
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established kingdom of Franks and first king, baptized on Christmas day to catholic church, killed others so his throne was secure for sons
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Bede
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was a monk at the monistary of Jarrow in England/ He wrote the Eccesiastical history of the English nation- told the story of the conversion of England to Christianity.
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A vassal owed his Lord what services or duties?
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fighting provides self and knights hospitality- attendance at court, Ransom aids gifts at for son becoming knight, daughter marriage
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What rituals made up the ceromony of Homage Which a man had to undergo in order to become a vassal to a powerful Lord?
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Hands in hand, oath of fealty (will be loyal) , investiturr (land)
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After AD 850, Europe cam under attack from three different barbarian forces. Who were these barbarian peoples? Which one settles in Todays hungry?
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Vikings, Muslims, Magors. The Majors are in todays hungry
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What term "Primogeniture" Mean?
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first born oldest son gets all - title and all the land
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What was Pope Nicholas II's solution to getting the selection of the pope out of the hands of kings and powerful families?
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college of cardinals
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Who was the last boy king of the once powerful Merovingian family that ruled France?
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Chilperic II
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The Umayyad dynasty of sucesors to Muhammad moved the center of the faith from Mecca to what other city>
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Damascus
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What does the term "Renaissance" mean?
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re-birth
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At Clermont, France, the pope roused the Crusaders to action when he yelled "Deus Vult" which meant what?
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God wills it
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Kaaba
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was cubical brick building that held and ancient meterite called the "black stone" worshipped as the gift of the gods
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Allah
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the one God "allah" who brought visions through gabriel
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Qu'ran
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visions and words Mahammad told his wife that were written down
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Caliph
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leadership passed to the "companions" also called Caliph "sucessors"
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Muslim
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one who submits to the will of Allah
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Islam
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"Submission" to the will of Allah
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Ramadan
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3rd stage in 5 pillars of Islam- fasting during holy month: no food during daylight hours. feasting at night
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Fatima
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Daughter of Muhammad aka Ali
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shahrazad
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wife of Ra shid that had stories of Aladin and lamp ah baha and 40 thieves voyages of sinbad
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Al-jebr
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algebra
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Fatimids
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Islamic followers of Ali
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Normandy
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"Northman land" vickies settles
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Duce
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"leader" from tthe Latin Duce, which later bcame the English duke
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dark ages
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were a division of the middle ages- bad time
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merovingian
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clovis kings replaced carligians
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justinian code
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roman law divided into civil and criminal laws- later served the model for many legal systems
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shamrock
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is what patrick helped the irish understand the concept of the christian trinity
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danse macabre
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dance of death
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Taj mahal
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shan jahan built it as a tomb for his wife mumtaz mahal
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bubonic plague
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black death- killed people within 3 days- killed 25 million-blamed on jews
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university
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monistaries copied and preserved docments that layed in the libraries until it would give birth to universities
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horse collaar
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horses could pull faster and stronger than the ox plow.
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3 field system
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1 field grain, one lagoons, and 1 nothing
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Bologna, Italy
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the first university
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Florence, Italy
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the Renaissance began there
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Because monks in the reign of charlemagne took as their task the goal of assimilating and preserving Latin and early Christian manuscripts they provided the basis of knowledge for what following age?
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coming age of the Renaissance
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Were the Dark ages literally dark? how did this darkness effect the lives of the peasants?
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yes, peasants had little light at night beyond fire. went to bed at night and feared unknown of night.
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the powerful lords appointed their local bishops during the Dark ages and usually chose what sort of men to hold this office?
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fighters
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since peasants wew not allowed to cut down trees for firewood, how did they get wood to burn?
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their family were allowed to pick up fallen branches after a storm peasants rushed into the woods to gather the "wind fall"
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sunni
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moderates well trod path
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haji
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the object of the muslim pilgrimage
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mosque
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place of prostration
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khadija
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wealthy widow that mohammad married
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Charlemagne
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7ft. tall, set out to recapture western roman empire. he made his capital aaachun because hot springs.-addicted to bathing. failure was to invade spain. made his capital an education center
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William of Normandy
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Conquered England
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Eric the Red
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Founded colonies in Greenland and Iceland
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Lothair
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treaty of verdan (1st treaty written in German and French's divided kingdom between brothers. replaces Louie
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Otto I
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replaces by native Germans, was the first holy emperor by Pope John XII for supressing rebellion and disposed pope johnXII
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Pope John XII
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Ran a brothel of postitution was removed for immorality from otto I
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Lief Ericsson
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Eric the Red's son who attempted colonies in new foundland
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Napoleon
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asked Pope Pius VII to come crown him emperor- but at last minute crowned himself and Josephine his emperess
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Pope Leo III
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the pop wanted to reassert the power of the "spiritual sword" over the temperral sword" of the kings, The pope wanted everyone to see him as the "king maker"
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Tours
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battle led by Charle Martel- turned back beat forces of Islam
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Count
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"walls with the king"- clovis powerful knowbles who were granted land
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feudalism
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was a pyramid system of relationships which gave it stability and longevity or Hamage for land
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Greek Fire
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Byzantines secret weapon- it was squirted from tubes or in clay pot and ingnited, even burned on water
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Hagia Sophia
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"Holy Wisdom" a church could hold 40,000-60,000 worshippers
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Major domus
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a mayor of the palace who was the cheif steward over the running of the court
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city
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helped break up fatalism- walled and would defend itself
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kells
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a church founded by patrick in Ireland. The monks made the illuminated book of kells
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fief
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"land grant"
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Danelaw
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where the danes had established their rule in northeast england york was their center.
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