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29 Cards in this Set
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Middle Ages
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spanned from around 500 to 1500 AD
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Franks
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a Germanic people who held power in the Roman province of Gaul, they eventually brought Christianity to the region
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Monastery
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a religious community
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Secular
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worldly
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Carolingian Dynasty
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a dynasty of Frankish rulers, lasting from 751 to 987, began with Pepin the Short
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Charlemagne
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also known as Charles the Great, seized control of the Frankish empire and built it to the largest since the Roman Empire, he reunited Western Europe
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Lord
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was a landowner, higher on social pyramid than knights of serfs
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Fief
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a land grant given by a lord to a knight in exchange for protection
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Vassal
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the person who received the fief
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Knight
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warriors who pledged to defend their lords' land in exchange for fiefs
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Serf
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lowest on pyramid, was stuck as a serf their entire life; could not lawfully leave the place they were born, were "tied to the land"
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Manor
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a lord's estate
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tithe
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a church tax (10%)
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What factors contributed to the breakdown of civilization?
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Disruption of trade, abandonment of cities, and Nobles and peasants fled to the countryside because they could defend themselves from invaders easier there than in the populated urban areas
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Main reason for loss of reading and writing
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Survival became more important
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Germanic chiefs led a band of warriors who had pledged their loyalty to him, this was known as...
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Kniga, which later evolves into Knight
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What institution survived the Decline of civilization?
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The Church
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Most Germanic people had converted to Christianity by..
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600 AD
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Ireland was..
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the most organized and most Christian country in Europe
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______, AKA ________ overthrew the Franks at the Battle of Tours in 732 AD
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Charles Martel, Charles the Hammer
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Charlemange was declared this by the Pope in 800 AD
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Holy Roman Emperor
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Rulers must be crowned by Pope up until the year 1838 AD starting with Charlemange
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that one's just factual
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Charlemange established government based on
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the Church
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Heaven was a highly sought goal during this period because
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life pretty much sucked
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Charlemange starts ________ to teach noble's children Latin
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palace schools
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Each and every manor had a..
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Priest
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these 3 people all got a part of Charlemange's kingdom
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Charles the Bald, Lothair, Louis the German
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Rollo controlled ________ during the Age of Invasions
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Normandy- he made an alliance with Charles the Simple
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Alfred the Great controlled ________ during the Age of Invasions
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what is now England
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