World History Chapter 13 Vocabulary – Flashcards
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Charlemagne
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King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe, great patron of leterature and learning
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Papal States
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A region around Rome that was captured from the Lombards by Pepin the Short and given to the pope.
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counts
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French law court officials.
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navigation
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The guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place.
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sagas
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Long Icelandic stories about great heroes and events.
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Leif Erikson
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Norse explorer who reached the shores of Canada in A.D. 1000. Viking- first European to reach America.
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knights
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In the Middle Ages, lesser noble who served as a mounted warrior for a lord.
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fief
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Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service.
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vassal
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In the middle ages, a noble who usually was given a fief by his lord in exchange for loyalty.
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feudal system
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A system of ownership usually associated with pre-colonial England, in which the king or other sovereign is the source of all rights. The right to possess real property was granted by the sovereign to an individual as a life estate only. Upon the death of the individual, title passed back to the sovereign, not to the decedent's heirs.
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fealty
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Intense loyalty.
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manorial system
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A self sufficient, economic structure that is the relationship b/w the Lord and the peasants or serfs who produced all the necessary goods to keep the manor running.
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serfs
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A person who lived on and farmed a lords land in feudal times.
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Alfred the Great
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Stopped Vikings and unified Anglo-Saxon kingdom to put up a united front against the Vikings; only English king with the title "Great".
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William the Conqueror
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1027-1087 Norman king in 1066 he defeated Harold, the Anglo-Saxon king, to become the first Norman king of england.
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Doomesday Book
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A book that helped King William keep track of all of the people and property in England.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Powerful French duchess; divorced the king of France to marry Henry II of England and ruled all of England and about half of France with him.
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Magna Carta
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The royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215.
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Parliment
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The lawmaking branch of the British government.
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Hugh Capet
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King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996).
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Otto the Great
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The King of Germany and the Holy Roman Emperor (912-973).
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Reconquista
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The effort by Christian leaders to drive the Muslims out of Spain, lasting from the 1100s until 1492.
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piety
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Religious devotion.
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pontificate
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Papal term in office.
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Pope Gregory VII
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Fought lay investiture by issuing a decree forbidding high-ranking clerics from receiving their investiture from lay leaders.
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Henry IV
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Holy Roman Emperor who argued with the pope over lay investiture.
