Chapter 11 And 12 Test Flashcards
“High priest” a title on we used by a Roman emperor; for the pope
Pontifex Maximus
Military strongmen; controlled small dominions of land
Lords
Means “free” settled in Western Europe. Established the first large empire after the fall of Rome
Franks
King of Frank’s; 15 years old; United Frank’s as never before. He would do whatever he needed to do
Clovis
Clovis declared that God helped his loosing battle to a victory here
Tolbiac
A church council called by Clovis
Orleans
People who took over the king because the king wasn’t doing his duties
Mayors of the palace
One of the mayors; earned the nickname martel( means hammer) defeated Muslims at the battle of tours for about a decade
Charles Martel
Son of Charles Martel; wanted to be crowned king by the church “patrician of the Romans”
Pepin the short
Crowned pepin “king”; requested pepin’s help from Lombards
Stephen II
A Germanic tribe that occupied northern Italy who who showed interest in popes territory
Lombards
“Donation of pepin”. Pepin came and helped Stephen II. The strip of land he conquered was given to Stephen II
Papal States
French for “Charles the great” son of pepin cruel king; used Christianity for political uses; ruled the largest empire after Rome
Charlemagne
He placed crown on Charles head and called him Charles Augustus, the emperor of the Romans
Pope Leo III
Son of Charlemagne “the weak, the pious” he fought civil wars about how the kingdom should be divided
Louis
Signed by Louis’s son and divided the Frankish empire into three parts 1) western-France 2)eastern- Germany 3) middle- disintegrated
Treaty of verdun
“Scourge of Europe” invaded Southern Europe and Rome; created Hungary
Magyars
Muslims from North Africa; controlled the Mediterranean Sea
Moors
Dwelled in Scandinavia; blonde hair and blue eyes and giant and giant bones settled in Iceland and Greenland
Norsemen or Vikings
Area along the northern coast of Western Europe
Normandy
A way of life based upon the ownership and use of land
Feudalism
Piece of land owned by one man who permitted another man to use it in return for certain promised services
Fief
Owned the land
Lord
The man who used the land in exchange for his ha services
Vassal
Ceremony where the vassal knelt an vowed to be his “lord’s man”
Homage
When the vassal swore sometimes with his hand on bible, that he would be loyal to his lord
Oath of fealty
When the lord gave the vassal some object a lance or spear
Act of investiture
When a vassal failed to honor his promises to the lord, he had to give up his land
Forfeiture
Wore heavy amor and fought on horseback with a variety of weapons
Knights
The code of conduct for the nobility and the Knights represented strength, courage and loyalty
Chivalry
Household servant in the service of a lord
Page
A personal servant to be his lord or to another knight In the lords service
Squire