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20 Cards in this Set
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Clovis was the 1st Germanic ruler to accept what?
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Catholocism
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What was the name given to early Frankish leaders?
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Merovingian Rulers
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What was the title given to local governmental officials?
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Counts
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Who were the raiders from Scandanavia?
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Vikings
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What is a system of government based upon the giving of land ton nobles in exchange for loyalty & military aid?
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Feudalism
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Estates consisting of lands w/ peasants were known as what?
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Fiefs
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A noble who served a lord of the next higest rank was known as what?
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Vassal
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Ties between nobles were maid official in what solemn ceremony?
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Homage
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Mock battles between knights to entertain & showcase various skills were known as what?
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Tournaments
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Following charlemagne's death his empire was divided into 3 regions by what treaty?
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Treaty of Verdun
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A decline in civilization prior to the middle ages is known as what?
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Dark Ages
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A code of conuct stressing courteous behavior, bravery, & respect, was known as what?
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Chivalry
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A system of agricultural production whoch was the focal point of European economic life was known as what?
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Manorialism
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Political power, for a time, shifted from the kings to who?
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Mayor of the Place
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Moat, keep, bailey, & other areas were a part of what?
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Castle
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Peasants who were bound to the manor & worked in the fields were known as what?
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Serfs
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Royal messengers who inspected the kingdom on behalf of their emporerer were known as what?
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Missi Dominici
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Who was the defender of Pope Leo III, Alcuin's employer, & Pepin the Short's son?
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Charlemagne
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Poems & stories about the Vikings were known as what?
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Eddas & Sagas
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What is also known as the medieval period?
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Middle Ages
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