Chapter 13 Flashcards
Charlemagne
AKA Charles the Great
extends Frankish Rule by / spread christianity
Leads a revival about strengthening his royal power
Secular
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
Feudal Relationship
***The rights and duties of feudal relationships helped shape today’s forms of representative government.
a political system which nobles are granted the use of lands that belong to thier king, in exchange for their loyalty, millitary service, and protection of the pplwho lived on the land (lord+feif)
Chivalry
a complex set of ideals, demandsd that the king fight bravely in defence of the 3 masters
clergy
religious official
Holy Roman Empire
remained the strongest state in Europe until about 1100
German-Italian empire that Otto created
Interdict
one of the hardest punnishments in the church
next to excommunication
to prohibit/forbid something
lay investiture
the appointment of religious officials by kings or nobles