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Europe Flashcards

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Medieval

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The era Europe entered into after the fall of the Roman Empire

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476

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The date when the great empires of the Roman Empire had been replaced by small kingdoms, before that the northern tribes swept through and conquered its cities.

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Middle Ages

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What people call the period between the fall of Rome and the renaissance

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Clergy

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A religious leader

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Sacraments

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Catholic religious ceremony

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Monks

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Clergymen that barely had contact with the outside world

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Monasteries

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Large secluded building where monks live and worship

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Friar

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A group of clergymen that didn’t own property and we’re traveling preachers

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Nuns

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Woman that are dedicated to the church and they can’t marry

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The franks first king who conquered the last of the Romans in Gaul

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Clovis

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Leader of the franks in the 700s powerful soldier and leader

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Charles Martel

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The empire that Charles Martel and his decedents ruled

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Carolingian empire

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Charles Martels who became new king of franks made allegiance with Church of Rome

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Pepin the short

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Invaders against Rome that Pepin was asked to defend

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Lombards

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The lands Pepin conquered from the Lombards and gave to the church

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Papal States

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Pepins son the greatest Carolingian king. Defeated Saxons and Lombards again when they invaded Rome.

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Charlemagne

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Pope Leo the III declares Charlemagne emperor of western Roman Empire

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800 Christmas Day

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Large farming communities

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Manors

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Invaders called Norseman or Northmen from modern Scandinavia including Sweden, Denmark and Norway

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Vikings

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Under the system of feudalism, estates given to nobles who had performed a service to the king

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Fiefs

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Nobles that performed a service to the king

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Lords

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Nobles who did not own land that managed a fief

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Vassals

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A mounted soldier who defended the manor for the Lord during the Middle Ages

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Knight

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The first step for a boy to train to be a knight, at age 7. Learned horsemanship and fighting skills

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Page

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At age 14, a page became a __________. Learned to attend to master and his horse.

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Squire

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Knights planned these mock battles

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Tournaments

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The emblem painted on a shield. Each knight had a different one.

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Coat of arms

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A code of behavior that taught a knight to be generous, loyal to his lord, skillful and brave in battle and protective of women

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Chivalry

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The peasants who lived and worked on the lords land. Repaired buildings, dug ditches and fixed roads

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Serfs

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Skilled craftsmen such as blacksmiths or carpenters

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Freemen

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Heraldsmen standing side by side with their shields raised

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Shield wall

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The conflict between the Normans William the Conqueror and the Harold godwinson when Harold was killed in a fierce struggle and soon after his army fled.

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Battle of Hastings

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A practice in which a person had to go through difficult physical circumstances to prove his guilt or innocence

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Trial by ordeal

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A royal order

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Writs

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A practice by which a group of local people helped to decide the outcome of a trial

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Trial by jury

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King who imposed heavy taxes to cover his military losses and used his power to gain money and land

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King John

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A document that limited the nobles power and guaranteed certain rights to the people signed by king john

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Manga Carta

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A strong central tower in a castle where the family lived

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Keep

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A wide water filled trench surrounding a castle

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Mote

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A feature that can be raised or lowered on a bridge to allow passage

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Drawbridge

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A large stronghold in the castle wall

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Gatehouse

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A king who developed England’s legal system

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Henry II

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