Chapter 9 Vocab

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WERGILD

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The amount of money fixed as compensation for the murder or disablement of a person.

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ORDEAL

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Any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.

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BISHOPRIC

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The office of a bishop.

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POPE

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Bishops of Rome.

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MONK

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A man who separates himself from ordinary society to dedicate himself to God.

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MONACTICISM

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The practice of living life as a monk.

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MISSIONARY

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People who sent out t carry a religious message.

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NUNS

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Female monks.

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ABBESS

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Leaders of convents where nuns lived.

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CLOVIS

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The person who established the Frankish Kingdom.

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GREGORY 1

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A strong pope in the 6th century who strengthened the power of the papacy and the church.

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SAINT BENEDICT

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A person who wrote a set of rules to guide a community of minks he founded.

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PEPIN

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A chief officer of the Frankish kings household.

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CHARLEMAGNE

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Pepin's son who became the Frankish king.

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CAROLINGIAN EMIRE

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The expansion of the Frankish Kingdom by Charlemagne.

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FEUDALISM

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The holding of lands in fief or fee and on the resulting relations between lord and vassal.

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VASSAL

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A man who served as a lord in a military capacity.

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KNIGHT

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Heavily armored cavalry.

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FIEF

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A grant of land made to a vassal.

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FEUDAL CONTRACT

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Unwritten rules for feudalism.

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TOURNAMENT

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Contests where knights could demonstrate their fighting skills.

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CHIVALRY

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A code of ethics that knights were supposed to uphold.

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MAGYARS

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A people from western Asia.

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HUNGARY

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A place where Magyars settled.

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VIKINGS

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A Germanic people who invaded parts of Europe.

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NORMANDY

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A section of France at the mouth of the Seine River.

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ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE

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One of the most remarkable personalities of twelfth century Europe.

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COMMON LAW

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Law that was common to the hole kingdom.

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MAGNA CARTA

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A document of rights.

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PARLIAMENT

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A representative government with two knights from every county, two people from every town, and all the nobles and bishops throughout England.

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ESTATES

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Classes consisting of the clergy, the nobles, and the townspeople.

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;William of Normandy

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Defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. Became sole ruler of England.

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Henry 11

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Increased the number of criminal cases tried in the kings court. Expanded the kings power.

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Thomas a Becket

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Archbishop of Canterbury and highest ranking English cleric.

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Paris

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In France, controlled by the Capetians.

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Philip 11 Augustus

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Reined from 1180-1223, expanding the French monarchy's kingdom and power.

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Otto 1

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A patron of German culture who brought the church under his control.

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Slavs

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People who formed the Polish and Bohemian kingdoms.

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Kiev

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Present day Kyiv where a Viking leader named Oleg settled.

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Alexander Nevsky

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Prince of Novgorod who defeated a German invading army in north western Russia.

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Justinian

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became Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire in 527 and was determined to reestablish the Roman Empire

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Constantinople

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A place in the east where the Roman Empire was centered.

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Palestine

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A part of Justinian's empire.

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Syria

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A part of Justinian's empire.

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Balkans

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A place where many problems arose after the mire lost the provinces of Syria and Palestine.

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Patriarch

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The head of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Schism

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A separation.

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Crusades

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Expeditions European Christians carried out to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims.

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Infidels

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Unbelievers. (Muslims)

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Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

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A monastic leader that made calls for another Crusade. He enlisted two powerful leaders for this crusade but it ended up being a total failure.

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Saladin

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A Muslim leader who took down the Holy City of Jerusalem. Which caused a 3rd crusade.

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Pope Innocent the Third

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Initiated the 4th crusade which, after a long time lead the Byzantine army to recapture the city, but they still were not in full control.

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