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Middle Ages |
An era during and after the decline of the Roman Empire. |
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Franks |
Germanic people form Gaul, who held power. |
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Monastery |
Religious communities for monks and nuns to live in the serve God. |
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Secular |
Worldly power in politics. |
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Carolingian Dynasty |
751-987 Regin of Pepin the Short. |
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Charlemagne |
Charles the Great, seized the kingdom after Pepin's death. Created an kingdom almost as great as Rome. |
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Lord |
Landowners |
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Fief |
Land grants |
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Vassal |
Person receiving the fief. |
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Knight |
Warriors who protect lords for land. |
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Serf |
People who couldn't legally leave the place they were born on. |
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Manor |
Lord's estate |
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Tithe |
Church tax of a tenth of their income. |
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Chivalry |
A code or set of ideals and manners knights follow. |
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Tournament |
A combination of recreation and combat training. |
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Troubudour |
Poet-musician |
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Clovis |
A Frankish ruler who converted to Christianity and allied with the Church of Rome. Together they spread Christianity and unit the Frankish kingdom. |
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Treaty of Verdun |
Ended the Frankish civil war and separate the kingdom into three. |
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Louis the Pious |
Charlemagne's son, a religious man, and an ineffective ruler. |
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Pepin |
Defeated the Lombards, then crowned by a Pope. Started the Carolingian Dynasty. |
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Vikings |
Germanic people or Northmen/Norsemen. |
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Homeland |
Native land |
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Leif Ericson |
A Viking who discovered North America 500 yrs before Columbus. |
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Scandinavia consisted of which modern countries? |
Norway Denmark Sweden |
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What are the 3 stages of knighthood? |
Page Squire Armiger |
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Who is Clovis's wife? |
Clothilde |
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Clergy |
Religious officials |
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Sacrament |
Important religious ceremonies. |
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Canon Law |
Laws of the Church. |
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Holy Roman Empire |
The strongest kingdom after Charlemagne's death. |
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Lay Investiture |
A ceremony when kings and nobles appoint church officials. |
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Two Forms of Christianity |
Latin Church Roman Catholic Church |
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Cities for Leading Christian Churches |
Rome Milan |
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Pagan |
Somebody who holds non-worldly religious beliefs. |
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Religious Classes |
Pope Bishop Priest |
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How to enter the Church? |
Sacraments |
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Otto the First |
Create Holy Roman Empire and close to Church. Invaded Italy then crowned as emperor. |
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Henry the Fourth |
The king who was temporarily excommunicated by Pope Gregory. |
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Gregory the Seventh |
The Pope who resents the use of Lay Investiture. |
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Where did Henry go? |
Canoassa, Italy |
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Coneordat of Worms |
112, Church and political representatives meeting at Worms. |
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Coneordat of Worms's Agreement |
Pope can only appoint the bishops, but king have rights to deline appointment. |
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Lombard League |
Alliance between Poe and Merchants against Fredrik. |
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Gelasius the First |
Recognize conflict between state and church, created two swords idea. |
