Chapter Flashcards
The frank
The Franks are historically first known as a group of Germanic tribes that inhabited the land between the Lower and Middle Rhine in the 3rd century AD, and second as the people of Gaul who merged with …
Pope
the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Missionary
a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
Nun
a member of a religious community of women, especially a cloistered one, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Monastery
a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.
Convent
noun
a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows
Convent
a Christian community under monastic vows, especially one of nuns.
Clovis
a Paleo-Indian culture of Central and North America, dated to about 11,500–11,000 years ago and earlier. The culture is distinguished by heavy, leaf-shaped stone spearheads.
Charlemagne
Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, was King of the Franks. He united a large part of Europe during the early Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France, Germany and the Low Countries.
Carolingian dynasty
Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, was King of the Franks. He united a large part of Europe during the early Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France, Germany and the Low Countries.
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.
Viking
any of the Scandinavian seafaring pirates and traders who raided and settled in many parts of northwestern Europe in the 8th–11th centuries.
Mongol
a native or inhabitant of Mongolia; a Mongolian.
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan c. 1162 – August 18, 1227, born Temüjin, was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death
Khanate
Khanate or Khaganate is a political entity ruled by a Khan or Khagan. In modern Turkish, the word used is kağanlık or hanlık. In Mongolian the word khanlig is used, as in “Khereidiin khanlig” meaning the Khanate of the Keraites.
