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who were the most powerful of the Germanic people’s?

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Franks

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who was the true power behind the do-nothing kings?

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the mayor of the palace

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3
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which mayor of the palace was crowned king?

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pepin the short

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4
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what were Charlemagne’s messengers called?

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missidominici

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5
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what great battle did Charles Martel win in which he stopped the spread of Islam into Europe?

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battle of tours

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what were some of Charlemagne’s educational reforms?

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  • upgrading the literacy of priests and monks
  • renewing interests in Bible and classical works
  • developed new handwriting
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7
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what does Charlemagne mean?

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Charles the great:: Frankish kingdom reached its peak

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8
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who was a great educator from York?

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Alcuin

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9
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what were the primary centers for studying, copying, and preserving ancient manuscripts?

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monasteries

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10
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who became ruler of East Frankland?

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Louis the German

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what treaty, in 843, split Charlemagne’s empire into three separate kingdoms?

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treaty of verdun

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12
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who became the ruler of West Frankland?

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Charles the bald

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13
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who was the emporer that divided land with his brothers?

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lothair

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what form of government prevailed in Western Europe from the ninth to thirteenth centuries?

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feudalism

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what was a landholding noble called?

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lord

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what was the system of granting protection in return for services called?

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feudalism

17
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what was a land grant called?

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fiefs

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what was the basis of wealth and power during the feudal age?

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land ownership

19
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what was the recipient of a fief (estate) called?

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kings vassal

20
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what was the subdivision of land by a vassal called?

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subinfeudation

21
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what institution was the heart of medieval society?

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the church

22
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what term did the Roman church apply to Bible characters or noteworthy Christians?

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Saint

23
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the Church of Rome rose to a place of preeminence, allowing whom to assume sole authority over the church in the west?

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the bishop

24
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the Middle Ages became known as an “age of faith” because:

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  • religion dominated society
  • the church held great influence over people’s lives
  • cultural achievements>church
25
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What was the latin translation of the Bible called?

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vulgate

26
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which catholic doctrine states that the wine and the bread become body and the blood of Christ in the hands of the priest?

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transubstantiation

27
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what is the Catholic term for a religious act that grants grace based on the recipients’ intentions?

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sacrament

28
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what is the sacrament that brings one into full fellowship with the church and confers upon him the Holy Spirit??

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confirmation

29
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who was the “king of the franks” that converted to Christianity?

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Clovis

30
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what was the symbolic act of handing over land from a lord to a vassal?

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investiture

31
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what was the ceremony in which a man became a vassal and thus became eligible for a fief?

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homage

32
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what was the correct order for becoming a knight?

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page: age 7,, develop
squire: age 16,, servant to knight
knight: age 21,, protection

33
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what was the center of life for the nobility?

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castle

34
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what was the strict code of behavior for Knights called?

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chivalry

35
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what church decree forbade the pillaging of church property and extended protection to all noncombatants in society?

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peace of God

36
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why couldn’t a peasant (serf) on a manor escape from a life of poverty?

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rent: portion of crops
church tithes
fees to village

37
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who were the majority of those living in a manor?

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serfs

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