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16 Cards in this Set
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squire
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a young boy trying to become a knight becomes a squire in his midteens after he finishes his 'page' stage.
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chivalry
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comes from the french word for horsemen
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code of chivalry
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the strict code of behavior every knight had to follow
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treaty of verdun
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charlemagne's sons decide. after alot of fighting, to split up the kingdom equally
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800 A.D.
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christmas day, charlemagne was crowned Roman Emperor by a pope
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Catholic
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a word meaning 'universal' or 'encompassing all; the early christians were called this
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transubstaition
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the 'change' where a priest claims to transform the bread and wine into the actual blood of Christ
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mass
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a service where the priest of a church 'sacrifices Christ anew'
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feudalism
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the form of government prevailent in western Europe from the ninth to the thirteenth centuries
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fiefs
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land grants; in return for the services provided, the king granted land to men called fiefs
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732 A.D.
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charles martel earned his fame by stopping the advance of the Muslims into Europe
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lords
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the landholding nobles who owned a manor
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Petrine theory
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claims that God made Peter the very first pope of the church
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vassal
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the king's servant
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purgatory
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a place of temporary punishment where the souls bound for heaven must go after death to atone for their 'minor' unconfessed sins or for sins for which they have not yet done sufficient penance
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knight
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a strong, respected man who has successfully accomplished his duties as a page and squire
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