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Complete the sentence: As imperial authority vanished in the 5th century, ?

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a number of German kings set up new states

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Complete the sentence: By 500, the Western Roman Empire had been replaced politically by, ?

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a series of states ruled by German kings

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took different forms in the various Germanic kingdoms

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fusion of Romans and Germans

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managed to preserve the Roman tradition of government

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Kingdom of Ostrogoths in Italy

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established control over Italy

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Ostrogothic king Theodoric

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kept the entire structure of imperial Roman government, although he used separate rules for Romans and Ostrogoths

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Ostrogothic king Theodoric

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governed by their own customs and their own officials

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Ostrogoths

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inherited and continued to maintain much of the Roman structure of government in Spain

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Kingdom of Visigoths

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Fill in the blanks: The ——— and the native peoples began to fuse together over a period of time

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Visigoths

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Fill in the Blanks: Roman influence was weaker in ——

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Britain

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Germanic tribes from Denmark and northern Germany

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Angles and Saxons

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important component of the new European civilization

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Germanic peoples

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one of the most prominent German states on the European continent

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Kingdom of the Franks

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Complete the sentence: The establishment of a Frankish kingdom was, ?

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the work of Clovis

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member of the Merovingian dynasty who became a Catholic Christian around 500

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Clovis

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sect of Christianity, a group who believed that Jesus had been human and thus not truly God

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Arian

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regarded the Arians as heretics

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Roman Catholic Church

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people who believed in teachings different from the official church doctrine

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heretics

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his conversion to Catholic christianity gained him the support of the Roman Catholic Church

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Clovis

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had established a powerful new Frankish kingdom stretching from the Pyrenees in the west to German lands in the east

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Clovis

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Complete the sentence: After Clovis’ death, ?

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his sons divided his newly created kingdom, as was the Frankish custom

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3 major areas of the once-united Frankish kingdom

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Neustria (northern Gaul)
Austrasia (both sides of Rhine)
Burgundy

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T or F: Males were dominant and made all the important decisions

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T

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T or F: A woman obeyed her father until she married and then fell under the legal domination of her husband

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T

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T or F: Women's legal status reflected the material conditions of their lives
T
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T or F: Most women had life expectancies of only 30-40 years
T
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T or F: For most women, life consisted of domestic labor
T
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T or F: Germanic Law was universal.
F personal
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T or F: A crime such as murder was considered an offense against society or the state
T
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T or F: Feuds could involve savage acts of revenge, such as hacking off hands or feet or gouging out eyes
T
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An alternative system (for feuds) arose that made use of a fine. What is it?
wergeld
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paid by the wrongdoer to the family of the person injured or killed
wergeld
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literally means "man money", was the value of a person in monetary terms
wergeld
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means of determining guilt or innocence provided by Germanic law
the ordeal
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based on the idea of divine intervention: divine forces
the ordeal
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predominant religion of the Roman empire
Christianity
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played an increasingly important role in the growth of the new European civilization
Christian church
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developed a system of government by the 4th century
Christian church
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Fill in the blanks: The Christian community in each city was headed by a ------
bishop
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a bishop's area of jurisdiction
bishopric or diocese
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Fill in the blanks: The bishoprics of each Roman province were joined together under the direction of an ----------
archbishop
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The bishops of 4 great cities held positions of special power in church affairs. What are the four great cities?
Rome, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Antioch
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primary instrument of conversion of the early church
monastic movement
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Fill in the blanks: The bishop of ---- claimed he was the sole leader of the Western Christian Church
Rome
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the dominant form based on living together in a community
Monasticism
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Latin, comes from monachus meaning "one who lives alone"
monk
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lives a life separated from the world and cut off from human society
monk
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Fill in he blanks: Monks' heart of community practice was ------
prayer (proper work of God)
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established the basic form of the monastic life in the Western Roman Church
Saint Benedict
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Fill in the blanks: Each benedictine monastery is ruled by an -----
abbot
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"Father of the Monastery"
abbot
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female versions of monks
nuns
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monastery for nuns
convent
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head of convent
abbess
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founded the Monastery of Whitby in 657
Saint Hilda
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T or F: Many abbesses came from aristocratic families
T
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Fill in the blanks: Physical work was required for monks because "-------- was the enemy of the soul"
idleness
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Fill in the blanks: Monks were expected to fulfill their VOW OF ------- in the ---------
poverty, monastery
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assumed the kingship of the Frankish state for himself
Pepin
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Also called charlemagne (from the Latin Carolus Magnus)
Charles the Great
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Son of Pepin
Charles the Great
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Greatly expanded the territory he inherited and created the Carolingian Empire
Charles the Great
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Used COUNTS as the king's chief representatives in local areas
Charles the Great
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"messengers of the lord king"
missi dominici
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men sent out to local districts to ensure that the COUNTS were doing their jobs
missi dominici
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Fill in the blanks: Charlemagne acquired the title "------- of the Romans"
emperor
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Fill in the blanks: Charlemagne's ---------- as the Roman emperor showed the concept of an enduring Roman empire
coronation
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Fill in the blanks: His coronation symbolized the ------ of Germanic, Roman and Christian --------
fusion, elements
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Fill in the blanks: The ----------- Empire began to disintegrate after Charlemagne's death
Carolingian
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Carolingian Empire was divided between Charlemagne's three grandsons. What were the divisions?
``` Western Frankish lands Eastern lands (Germany) the "Middle Kingdom" ```
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Fill in the blanks: The ------ kingdom became a source of struggle between the other two Frankish rulers
middle
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Between the 9th and 10th century invasions, people attacked the southern coasts of France. Who were they?
muslims
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People settled in the plains of Hungary but came from western Asia. They were crushed at the Battle of Lechfeld. They were being converted to Christianity. Who were they?
Magyars
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Savage and terrifying warriors who loved adventure and searched for booty and new avenues of trade may have spurred them to invade other areas of Europe
Vikings
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a territory that came to be known as Normandy
Seine
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By mid-9th century, they had begun to build winter settlements in different areas of Europe. Who were they?
Norsemen

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