World History Veritas Ch. 8 Medieval Europe

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Land Ownership

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The basis of power during the Feudal Age

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Page, Squire, Knight

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Correct order for becoming a knight

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Chivalry

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Strict code of behavior for a knight

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Manor

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The self-contained farming community controlled by the lord and farmed by the peasants and where the majority of people lived during the Middle Ages.

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Demesne

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Lord's land

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Vulgate

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Latin translation of the Bible

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Sacrament

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Catholic term for a religious act that automatically grants grace by its performance.

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"do-nothing kings"

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The Merovingian kings earned this nickname because of their lack of prestige and accomplishments.

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Carolingian Minuscule

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A type of handwriting style that became the basis for much of our "lowercase" writing today.

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Treaty of Verdun

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Treaty that split Charlemagne's empire into three separate kingdoms.

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Homage

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Ceremony in which a man became a vassal and thus became eligible for a fief.

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Peace of God

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Church decree to knights that forbade the pillaging of her property and extended protection to all noncombatants in society.

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Clovis

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"King of the Franks" that converted to Christianity

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Pepin the Short

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Mayor of the palace that was crowned king by the pope.

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Charles Martel

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Stopped the Muslim advance into Europe at the Battle of Tours.

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Martel

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The Hammer

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Aix-la-Chapelle

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Charlemagne's royal court that became the leading center of learning in the realm.

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Alcuin (Al kwin)

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The scholar from York, England who took charge of the palace school during Charlemagne's reign.

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Lothair

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Frankish king (grandson of Charlemagne) that divided the land with his two brothers and also received the title of Emperor.

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Carolingian House

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The Frankish royal house named after Charlemagne.

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Louis the German

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Grandson of Charlemagne who rule over East Frankland as a result of the Treaty of Verdun.

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Rome

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Patriarchate that rose to preeminence

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Church

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Institution that was the heart of medieval society

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Saints

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Term Roman Catholics apply to Bible characters or to noteworthy Christians

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Age of spiritual Ignorance

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Middle Ages because people could not read the Bible for themselves so therefore had to look to the church for spiritual knowledge.

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Transubstantiation

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Catholic doctrine which states that the wine and the bread become the body and blood of Christ

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Sacramental System

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Made the Catholic religion become a matter of works rather than faith.

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Franks

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The most powerful of the Germanic peoples in the Middle Ages.

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Mayor of the Palace

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True power behind the "do-nothing" kings

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Charles the Great

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Charlemagne

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Missi Dominici

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Charlemagne's messengers

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Charles the Bald

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Grandson of Charlemagne who ruled West Frankland as a result of the Treaty of Verdun.

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Feudalism

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Political system in which local rulers offered the people protection in return for their services and was the form of government that was used in western Europe from the 9th to 13th centuries.

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Investiture

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The symbolic act of handing over land

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Subinfeudation

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When the vassal would sub-divide his land

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Joust and Melee

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Games knights would engage in during tournaments

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Castle

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This was the center of life for the nobility

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Germany and Italy

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Holy Roman Empire included these two countries

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Lay Investiture

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Kings could appoint church officials and invest them with religious authority

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Simony

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Buying and selling of religious or blessed articles or goods

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Fiefs

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Land granted by kings to nobles in return for service

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Vassal

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The recipient of an estate or land from the king

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Church

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The institution was the heart of medieval society