CHP. 21 - Middle Age

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Dates

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Classical Period (Greeks/Romans) 500 BCE - 500 CE, Fall of Rome 476 CE, Dark Ages 500 CE - 1000 CE, Middle Ages - 500 CE - 1500 CE

Question 2

Manor

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Heart of medieval economy. Lords castle sorrounded by land and villages

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Clergy

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People trained for religious service

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Convert

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To switch from one religion to another

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sacraments

Answer 5

sacred rites of the catholic church

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vassals

Answer 6

lesser lords

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Convent

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Religious community for women called nuns. Live lives serving god

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loyalty

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the state of being faithful

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Missionary

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Person who travels around spreading christianity

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Pagan

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Person who follows polytheism (belief in multiple gods)

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Charlemagne

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Created a huge empire through alliance and war, deeply religious – spread Christianity, organized his empire, believed in the importance of education

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Fief

Answer 12

estate given to a vassal

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Saint

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An especially holy person

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Middle Ages

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500 – 1500, between the Classical Age and the Renaissance

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Life of a Knight

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page – squire – knighthood, training, chivalry, fief
FROM A NOBLE FAMILY, BUT NOT THE FIRST CHILD

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Importance of faith during the Middle Ages

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missionaries - people who spread christianity
Christendom - community of christians around the world
monasteries - monks
convents - nuns
sacraments - Baptism

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serf

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peasants who were legally bound to the lords land

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Medieval

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Also means Middle Ages, refers to the culture of the time

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Chivalry

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code of conduct of knights. loyalty and bravery

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Monastary

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A secluded community where monks focus on scriptures/prayers

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Christendom

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Large community of Christians spread across the world

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Unite

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To bring together

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Knights

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warriors mounted on horseback

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Topography

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Physical features of the land like mountains