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Middles ages were also called the

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Medieval period

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the middle ages was between the end of _______ and beginning of _________

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classical age

modern world

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Conversion to Christianity- Clovis receives support of the__________

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Christian Church

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Gaul- area today occupied by __________

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France

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“Mayor of the palace”

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chief of the royal household

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chief of the royal household was originally called

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chief of household

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chief of the royal household is ultimately the

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real ruler

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Charles Martel is know as

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Charles the Hammer

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Charles Martel became

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Mayor of the palace

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Battle of Tours was when?

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732 A.D.

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Battle of Tours was a war between ________ and _______ ; won by __________

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moors and franks

Franks

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significance of the battle of tours

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halted Muslim advance into Europe

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Pepin the short was son of

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Charles Martel

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Pepin started the

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Carolingian Dynasty

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Donation of Pepin

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an area of land around Rome that Pepin donated to the Pope

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Charlemagne was the son of

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Pepin

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Charlemagne was known as

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charles the great

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Charlemagne was greatest of all the

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Frankish Kings

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Charlemagne’s dates of reign

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768-814

16 years

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20
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New Rome is centered where

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France and Germany

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Buffer zone

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a kind of frontier

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“Emperor of the Romans”-crowned by

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Pope Leo III

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Charlemagne’s government; “Missi Dominici”

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The lord’s messengers;

appointed officials who helped Charlemagne run empire

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Aix- La-Chappelle

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Charlemagne’s capital; North

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Louis the Pious
well educated, religious; weak and shortsighted ruler
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Treaty of Verdun (843)
divided the empire among Louis's grandsons | Lothair, Charles the bald, and Louis the German
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2 reasons for decline of the Franks
successors fought among themselves; | did not overcome enemies
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vikings
norsemen | germanic people
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Feudalism was
system of local governing granting and receiving land obligations
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unwritten contract between nobles providing for land and certain obligations
feudal contract
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feudal estates
fief
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What did the lord provide to the vassal
provided the land | provided a court of justice
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what did the vassal give to the lord
Their complete loyalty | Provide military service
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granted fief; nobility
Lord
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lessor lord; received fief
Vassals
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peasant; tied to the land; hard labor
Serfs
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Churches in feudal society acquired
tremendous amounts of property.
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Common causes of warfare
Boundary Disputes (most common) Family Feud Greedy
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Church instituted periods of peace (no fighting)
Peace of God
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who were forbidden to attack
"non combatants" | old people, children, town people
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economic system revolving around self sufficient estates
Manoralism
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large estates
manor
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manors were
self sufficient
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land kept by lord of manor (best land)
Domain
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95% of the population was
peasants
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Peasants did
5 to 6 days a week of working sun up to sun down hard labor
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"Cheval"
Managing and training your horse
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cheval directed _________
a knight's behavior
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code of chivalry
extended the quality to lower class people
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waves of ___________ and _________ brought new customs and life styles to many parts in Europe.
barbarian invasions | settlements
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many _________ plundered Europe and established kingdoms
Germanic tribes
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a group of Germanic peoples, the _________ , did much to shape the culture of post roman Europe
Franks
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Charles Martel's cavalry defeated the ______________ in 732 when they invaded France
Spanish Moors
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Pepins victory won him territory called the ________ when he gave the land to the pope
donation of pepin
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the donation of pepin became the ________
Papal States
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Charlemagne's crowning of the "Emperor of the Roman's" regarded him as the successor to the _________
Roman emperors
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the most feared invaders of Western Europe during the 800's and 900's were the ______ from Scandinavia
Vikings
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a social ranking system | Lowest to highest
Hierarchy
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Priest who directly served people in the church. Could administer 5 of the 7 sacraments day to day obligations
Parish Priest
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Ceremonies at which participants received God's direct favor or grace to help ward off the consequences of sin.
sacraments
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Name 6 sacraments
Ceremony of Baptism- Cleaning Matrimony-Union of husband and wife blessed by church conformation- joining the church Lord's supper- feast; breaking of bread and wine Last rights dying?- blessed; last opportunity to wash away sins Penance-forgiveness
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held supreme authority in the church
pope
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the church's code of law
canon law
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any church related official
clergy
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a court could issue this where all churches in the region must be closed and the clergy would be forbidden to perform the sacraments
interdiction
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cut off from the church and could not receive the sacraments or be buried in sacred ground
excommunication
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Heresycontradict the Church's doctrine
Heresy
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people who denied the truth of the church's principles who preached beliefs not approved by the church.
Heretic
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when a noble man could appoint a friend or relative to a high position in the church
investitvure
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special court that tried people involved in heresy
inquisition

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