The Early Middle Ages vocab. Chapter 7 – Flashcards
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Clovis
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King Clovis won this battle.
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medieval
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referring to the Middle Ages in Europa, or the peroid of history between ancient and modern times.
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Franks
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a Germanic tribe that conquered present-day France and neighboring lands in the 400s .
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Charles Martel
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rallied Frankish warriors .
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battle of Tours
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battle in 732 in which the christian Franks led by Charles Martel defeated Muslim armies and stopped theMuslim advance into Europe.
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Charlemagne
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Magyars
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an ethnic group centered in presented-day Hungary.
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Vikings
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Scandinavian peoples whose sailors raided Europe from the 700s through the 1100s.
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feudalism
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loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and and other support to a greater lord.
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vassal
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in medieval Europe, a lord who was granted land in exchange for service and loyalty to a greater lord.
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feudal contract
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exchange of pledges between lords and vassals.
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fief
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in medieval Europe, an estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty.
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knight
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a European noble who served as a mounted warrior.
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tournament
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a mock battle in which knights would compete against one another to display their fighting skills.
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chivalry
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code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages.
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troubadour
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a wandering poet or singer of medieval Europe.
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manor
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during themiddles ages in Europe, a lord astate which included one or more villages and the surroundings lands.
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serf
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in medieval Europe, a peasant bound to the lord's land.
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sacrament
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sacred ritual of the Rome Catholic chruch.
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Benedictine Rule
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rules drawn up in 530 by Benedict, a monk, regulating monastic life. The Rule emphasizes obedience, poverty, and chastity and divides the day into periods of worship, work, and study.
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secular
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having to do with wordly, rather than religious, matters; nonreligious.
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papal supremacy
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the calaim of medieval popes that they had authority over all secular rulers.
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canon law
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body of laws of a church.
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excommunication
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exclusion from the Roman Catholic Chruch as a penalty for refusing to obey church law.
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interdict
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in the Rome Catholic Chruch, excommunication of an entire region, town, or kingdom.
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friar
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a medieval Eurpean monk who traveled from place to place preaching to the poor.
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St.Francis of Assisi
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charter
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in the Middle Ages, a written document that set out the rights and privileges of a town.
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capital
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money or wealth used to invest in business or enterprise.
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partnership
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tenant farmer
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middle class
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guild
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apprentice
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journeyman
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