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Middle Ages
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a period of european history between the collapse of rome and the renaissance, lasting roughly from a.d. 500 to 1450
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Charlemagne
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a king of the franks(from a.d. 768) who conquered much of europe and spread Christianity in the conquered regions
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monastery
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a place where members of a religious order practice a life of prayer and worship
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feudalism
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the political and social system of the Middle Ages in Europe, in which lords gave land to vassals in exchange for service and loyalty
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lord
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a powerful landholding noble
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serf
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a peasant farmer in feudal society, who labored for noble in exchange for protection and certain rights
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