Middle Ages

Question 1

Abbot

Answer 1

Head of monatery

Question 2

Monk

Answer 2

Man of religious community living under vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and complete devotion

Question 3

Clergy

Answer 3

Formal religious leaders

Question 4

Interdict

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And order- usually issued by the pope-withdrawing the support of the Roman Catholic Church from a person or country, prohibiting sacraments

Question 5

Excommunication

Answer 5

An extreme punishment which bans you from church membership when a member violates church rules

Question 6

Canon law

Answer 6

Body of laws made by the clergy (ecclesiastical authority) for the govt of a Christian organization

Question 7

Papal

Answer 7

Of or relating to the pope or papacy (the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church)

Question 8

Clovis

Answer 8

Founder of the Merovingian dynasty who unified the Frankish kingdoms and laid a foundation for Frankish power that was drawn from the Roman Empire. First Frankish king to convert to Christianity

Question 9

Germanic tribes

Answer 9

Pastoral people of the steppe region who took advantage of Rome after the fall of the western Roman Empire. Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, angles, and Saxons

Question 10

Charlemangne

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First Carolingian king of France, created “holy Roman Empire” allies w/ CHURCH build SCHOOLS expands SIZE of France spreads CHRISTIANITY

Question 11

Missi Dominici

Answer 11

Messengers of the lord king, Carolingian royal officials chosen by the king to supervise the administration

Question 12

Monasteries

Answer 12

Community of monks living together under religious vows

Question 13

Holy Roman Empire

Answer 13

The dominant power in W and Central Europe through the Middle Ages and into the early modern pd run by the Roman Catholic Church and a secular arm

Question 14

Feudalism

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A political system of obligations between lords and vassals

Question 15

Vassal

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Someone who pledged loyalty or owed something to a lord in the feudal system

Question 16

Lord

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A noble who held land and gave to vassals

Question 17

Serfs

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Peasants bound to their land owned by a lord or landowner

Question 18

Fief

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An estate given by a lord to his vassal in return for military service and certain social obligations

Question 19

Manorial ism

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An economic feudal system where a serf and townspeople live on different manors within a fief

Question 20

Barter

Answer 20

Exchange for goods or services without using money

Question 21

Scandinavia

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Ethno-cultural group with Germanic heritage in Northern Europe

Question 22

Subsistence

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Supporting oneself at minimum level

Question 23

Vikings

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Aggressive Scandinavian population known for ruthless raiding, commerce, and widespread settlement during the 8-11 centuries in Europe

Question 24

Chivalry

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Warrior code of knights

Question 25

Knights

Answer 25

Horse warrior class who protected the king and the people in exchange for land and stuff