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Sparsely populated, undevelpoped area on the outskirts of civilization
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Frontier
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When Pope Gregoy was writing around as waves of invaders swept across Europe
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600 AD
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Latin for "middle age"
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Medieval
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These people migrated across Europe and were farmers and herders
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Germanic Tribes
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They swore loyalty to the king in exchange for weapons and loot
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Warrior nobles
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King of the Franks or..
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Clovis
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In this year Clovis conquered the former Roman province of Gaul
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486 AD
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Clovis converted to this
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Christianity
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This battle occured in 732
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Battle of Tours
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Christian warriors triumphed in the Battle of Tours in this year
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732
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In this year, Western Europe had a moment of unity when Charles Martel built an empire reaching across France, Germany
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Year 800
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He built an empire reaching across France, germany, and part of Italy
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Charles Martel
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He called on Charlemagne for help against rebelliolus nobles in Rome.
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Pope Leo III
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Charlemagne was also known as
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Charles the Great
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Charlemagne spent his 46-year reign fighting..
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Muslims in Spain, Saxons in north, Avars and Slavs in east, and Lombards in Italy
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Officials that checked on roads, listen to grievances, and see that justice was done
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Missi Dominici
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They took over what had been Roman Gaul
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Franks
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They took over Roman Britannia
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Anglo-Saxons and Jutes
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Clovis gained this friend in Rome
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Pope
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Clovis's wife was a Christian before Clovis was named...
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Clothide
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A formal course of study based on Latin learning
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Curriculum
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stone tower often atop a hill
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keep
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defensive ditch around the tower
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moat
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large iron gate
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portcullis
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bridge that allowed you over the moat
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draw
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architectural style of many cathedrals before 1100 ad
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romanesque
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arches were typical in romanesque cathedrals
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rounded
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by 1100 many cathedral had this style
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gothic
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vassals, barons, counts, dukes, landowning class
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nobles
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owed loyalty and service to another noble or to the king
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vassals
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poor peasant who worked on the lorrd's lands
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serfs
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most important church official
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bishop
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church person most peasants ever saw was him
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priest
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powerful papal punishment to an individual
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excommunication
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powerful papal punishment to a province or an entire kingdom
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interdict
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code of honor among medieval warriors
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chivalry
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