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Feudalism

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A form of government where land is exchanged for services
Based on giving land to nobles for protection and military aid

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Overlord/lord

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Noble who gave the land

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Vassal

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A noble who received and served the overlord

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Serfs

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People who worked the land(peasants)

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Homage

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Ceremony where the vassal pledged his loyalty to the lord

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Fief

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Land granted by the lord to the vassal

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Manor

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Lords estate

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Knights

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Mounted warriors who protected the lord
Young nobles

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Castles

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Fortified manor,built for defense
Built on a hill/moat

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Lady/noblewoman

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No rights
Got arranged marriage at 21
Raise children and take care of household

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Entertainment for Middle Ages

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Mock battles between knights
Tournaments
Sword fighting
Jousting
Hunting,falconry and archery
Banquets-eating and minstrels/jesters
Troubadours-traveling poets/musicians

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Knights training

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  1. Page-age 7-learned code of chivalry, use of weapon, how to ride horse
  2. Squire-age 14-servant to assigned knight
  3. Knight-prove yourself in battle, ceremony(knight hood)
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Chivalry

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Brave
Fight fairly
Keep promises
Defend the church
Defend and treat ladies well
Pay ransom for the lord

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Peace of God

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Pax Dei
peasants, women, clergy were not to be harmed during war fair

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Truce of god

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Treuga Dei
No warfare on holidays and sundays

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Roman Catholic Church

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Universal church-unifying force of the Middle Ages

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Clergy

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Church officials
Meditators between god and man

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Secular clergy

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Lived in the world
Priests and bishop-worked among g the people

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Regular clergy

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Lived apart from the world
Monks and nuns-lived in monasteries and convents
Spent time in prayer, reading and copying the Bible+other manuscripts
Clergy was only educated and scholars

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7 sacraments

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Required for salvation
Baptism
Confirmation-coming of age
Marriage
Penance-confession
Eucharist-communion
Taking care of the sick-unction
Holy orders-dedication of deacon and elders

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Canon law

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Church law
Mot power than civil laws

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Lay investiture

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Appointment of religious officials by kings

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Roman Catholic Church hierarchy

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1.pope-archbishop of Rome-papa
Vicar of Christ-earthly representative of god
2.cardinals-advisors to the pope
3.Archbishop-bishop of archdiocese’s(major cities)
4.bishops-(successors of apostle)bishop of a single dioceses(town)
5.priests-administered over a single parish(church)
6.monks/nuns

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What is the Middle Ages

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Period between ancient and modern world
New civilization that combined Greeks/romans, Germanic culture, and Christianity

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What started the Middle Ages
10 Germanic barbaric tribes invaded Europe Overthrew the Roman empire
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Dark ages
A time in the beginning of the Middle Ages where illiterate and spiritually was lost
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Franks
Strongest of the 10 Germanic tribes Modern France
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First king of the franks
King merowig
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First barbarian king to accept Christianity
Clovis(Franks)
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Mayor of the palace
Major domo Government officials who “replaced” kings Kings became puppets
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Charles Martel
First mayor of the palace Savior of christianity
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Battle of tours
Charles Martel defeated the muslim(moors) Stopped Muslim invasion of Europe and that Christianity would remain
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Papel states
To thank the church Charles Martel gave the church a chunk of land Vatican city
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Pepin the short
Overthrows the Merovingian kings and starts new line(Carolingian kings)
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Charlemagne
Charles the great Doubles the size of kingdom-defeats barbarian German pagans and creates the Frankish empire(France, Germany, Italy, Spain) Founder of Europe/western civilization First emperor to unite Western Europe since Rome Creates new Christian Roman Empire Crowned 1st holy Roman emperor Divides empire into 350 counties
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Counts
Officials who help rule the empire
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Missi dominci
Royal messengers Watch the coutns
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Carolingian renaissance
Brief period of learning
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Louis the Pius
Charlemagne’s son Bad leader
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Treaty of verdun
Empire splits in 3 after Louis the pius death 3 groups invade europe(Magyars, Vikings ,Muslims)
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Vikings
From the north Most destructive+savage warriors(most feared) Northmen/normans Raids of Vikings weekend monarchs and isolated European communitys
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Lindisfarne island
Monastery that the Vikings discovered and invaded Started the Viking age
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Famous vikings
Ragnar Lodbrock Bjorn Ironsides Eric the red Leif Erickson
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Norse mythology
Odin-chief of gods Thor-god of thunder/battle Loki-god of mischief Freya-god of war Valhalla-heaven banquet hall Valkyries-decided your fate who would live/die in battle
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Sagas-stories
Long oral epic poems
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3 things the church used to keep power
Excommunication-individual banishment Interdict-banishment of multiple people Ignorance-Bible was illegal
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Simony
Buying and selling of church offices
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Indulgence
Buying forgivness
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Relics
Physical remains/personal items of a holy person said to have healing powers
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Great schism
Church split into 2 Eastern Orthodox Roman catholic
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Bubonic plaque+results
Black Death Killed half of Europe Peasants revolted for higher wages Magna Carta was signed in Great Britain by king John Gave more rights to peasants The law applies to everyone
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Crusades
9 crusades Christian knights who wanted the holy land so Jesus could return Going to the cross War between Christian’s and Muslims over the holy land
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Holy land
Jerusalem and surrounding areas Jews-Solomon’s temple and wailing walls Christians-birth of Jesus+ministery Muslim-dome of the rock
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Seljuk Turk(Muslims)
Took over the holy lands Stopped religious tolerance Killed 3000 Christian’s Spark that created the crusades
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1st crusade
Pope Urban II calls all Christian’s to reclaim the holy land God wills it-battle cry Said you would get salvation Led by Alexius I-emperor of Byzantine empire Succeeded
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2nd crusade
Saladin(Muslim crusader) retook Jerusalem Today Holy land is called Israel
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Children’s crusade
12yr old boy named Nicholas leads army of children(50,000) Many died during the journey, most were taken as slaves
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Results of Crusade
Byzantine empire falls to ottoman turks(Muslims) Muslim controlled holy lands for next 700 years Created conflict between Christian/jews and Muslim
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Hundred year war
France vs England King Edward III(England) claimed to be king of France-position held by king Phillip VI(France) Joan of arc-French peasant heroine Burned because of her visions from god
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What ended the Middle Ages
The crusades Black plaque Decline of power in the Catholic Church The renaissance
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Heraldry
Tracing a persons family name
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Coat of arms
Symbol that represented family name

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