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Ch 13 Flashcards

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Franks

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Germanic people in the roman province of Gaul

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Middle Ages

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Medieval period gradual decline of Roman Empire that leads into European history

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Monastery

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Religious community built by churches where monks lived

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Secular

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Worldly a power involved in politics

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Carolina dynasty

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Family that ruled the franks from 751-957

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Charlamange

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Son of pepin the short he extended Frankish rule and strengthened his own rule

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Lord

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Landowner

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Fief

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Land

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Vassal

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Person receiving fief

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Knights

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Mounted horseman who pledged to defend their lords land in exchange for fiefs

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3 knighthood stages

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Pages- age 7 served the hosts

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Squires

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Knight servants

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Knight (stage 3)

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Went around for 2 years fighting and building their reputation

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Serfs

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Worked for lord stayed on land and tended land in exchange for food shelter and protection from theives

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Manor

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Lords estate

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Tithe

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Church tax 10% of earnings

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Code of chivalry

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Code of ideals stating that a knight must fight for each of his masters, the lord, God and his lady

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Tournaments

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Mock battles where Knights fought for ransom

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Troubadours

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Traveling poet musicians

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Clergy

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Religious officials

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Church law

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Canon law

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Sacraments

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Important religious ceremonies

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Lay Investure

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Ceremony in which kings and nobles appointed church officials

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Roman Empire fall

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Loss of language, decline of learning, disruption of trade, population shift

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Which people were more literate?

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Priest and other church officials

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Differences between roman and German

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Romans had written law and were loyal to it Germans didn’t and were loyal to family

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What leader brought Christianity to Gaul

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Clovis

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What was Benedict known for

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Creating a strict code for monasteries

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Which pope strengthened papal power and how

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Pope Gregory 1, he established secular

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What was Charles martels official title? How did he use it to become the most powerful person in the world? What battle and who did he defeat that made him a Christian hero?

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Major domo, battle of tours, defeated the Muslim invaders

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What was pepin the short known for

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Aiding the pope and starting the Carolingian dynasty

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Carolingian rulers

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Pepin the short, Charlemagne, Louis the pious, then the dynasty broke up.

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What was the importance of Pope Leo 111 crowning Charlemagne emperor?

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It showed unification of the Roman Empire, Germanic tribes, and the church

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What made Charlemagne a different ruler?

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He was a fair judge and kept his area in check

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What does Charlemagne mean

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Charles the great

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Why was the treAty of verdun important

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It separated the empire into 3 groups for Louis’s sons

36
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WHat ethnicity were the Vikings

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Scandinavian

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Why did the Viking invasion of the Europe stop

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THe Vikings land became farmable

38
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Who were the Magyars?

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Invaded and pillaged Europe, but didn’t build up the area they captured

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Northmen

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Viking pillagers who worshipped war gods

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Who organized Frankish troops of armored horsemen

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Charles Martel

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The song of Roland

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Epic poems glorifying Knights and their lifestyle

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Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Most powerful woman of her time, gave birth to Richard the lionhearted

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What group lowered women’s status

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The Knights who expected their women to be docile

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Which pope thought that church and govt should work together

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Pope gelasius as long as they bowed to each other

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Harshest forms of canon law

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Excommunication and interdict

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Otto 1

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Allied with pope and invaded Italy for him named emperor by the grace of God

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Concordat of worms

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Meeting about lay investure bc the pope and the emperors kept fighting over it

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Frederick 1 nickname

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Barbarossa

49
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What did Frederick call his lands

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The Holy Roman Empire

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