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1
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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

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well educated, religious; weak and shortsighted ruler

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Treaty of Verdun (843)

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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

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successors fought among themselves;

did not overcome enemies

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vikings

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norsemen

germanic people

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Feudalism was

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system of local governing
granting and receiving land
obligations

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unwritten contract between nobles providing for land and certain obligations

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feudal contract

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feudal estates

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fief

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What did the lord provide to the vassal

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provided the land

provided a court of justice

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what did the vassal give to the lord

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Their complete loyalty

Provide military service

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granted fief; nobility

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Lord

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lessor lord; received fief

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Vassals

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peasant; tied to the land; hard labor

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Serfs

37
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Churches in feudal society acquired

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tremendous amounts of property.

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Common causes of warfare

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Boundary Disputes (most common)
Family Feud
Greedy

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Church instituted periods of peace (no fighting)

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Peace of God

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who were forbidden to attack

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“non combatants”

old people, children, town people

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economic system revolving around self sufficient estates

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Manoralism

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large estates

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manor

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manors were

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self sufficient

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land kept by lord of manor (best land)

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Domain

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95% of the population was

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peasants

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Peasants did

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5 to 6 days a week of working
sun up to sun down
hard labor

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“Cheval”

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Managing and training your horse

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cheval directed _________

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a knight’s behavior

49
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code of chivalry

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extended the quality to lower class people

50
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waves of ___________ and _________ brought new customs and life styles to many parts in Europe.

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barbarian invasions

settlements

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many _________ plundered Europe and established kingdoms

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Germanic tribes

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a group of Germanic peoples, the _________ , did much to shape the culture of post roman Europe

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Franks

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Charles Martel’s cavalry defeated the ______________ in 732 when they invaded France

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Spanish Moors

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Pepins victory won him territory called the ________ when he gave the land to the pope

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donation of pepin

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the donation of pepin became the ________

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Papal States

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Charlemagne’s crowning of the “Emperor of the Roman’s” regarded him as the successor to the _________

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Roman emperors

57
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the most feared invaders of Western Europe during the 800’s and 900’s were the ______ from Scandinavia

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Vikings

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a social ranking system

Lowest to highest

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Hierarchy

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Priest who directly served people in the church. Could administer 5 of the 7 sacraments
day to day obligations

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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.

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sacraments

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Name 6 sacraments

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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

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pope

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the church’s code of law

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canon law

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any church related official

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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

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interdiction

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cut off from the church and could not receive the sacraments or be buried in sacred ground

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excommunication

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Heresycontradict the Church’s doctrine

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Heresy

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people who denied the truth of the church’s principles who preached beliefs not approved by the church.

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Heretic

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when a noble man could appoint a friend or relative to a high position in the church

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investitvure

70
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special court that tried people involved in heresy

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inquisition

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