New 09/26/16 Flashcards
The Frank’s
The Franks are historically first known as a group of Germanic tribes that inhabited the land between the Lower and Middle Rhine in the 3rd century AD, and second as the people of Gaul
Pope
17 December 1936) is the 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City.
Monk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of other s
Missionary
1.
a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign co
Nun
a member of a religious community of women, especially a cloistered one, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Monastery
a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.
Convent
a Christian community under monastic vows, especially one of nuns.
Clovis
The Clovis culture is a prehistoric Paleo-Indian culture, named for distinct stone tools found in close association
Charlemagne
harlemagne, also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, was King of the Franks. He united a large part of Europe during the early Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France, Germany and the Low Countries.
Carolingian dynasty
The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family with origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD.
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.
Vikings
Vikings, from Old Norse víkingr, were Norse seafarers, speaking the Old Norse language, who raided and traded from their Scandinavian homelands across wide areas of northern, central and eastern Europe, during the late 8th to late 11th centurie
Mongols
The Mongols Motorcycle Club, sometimes called the Mongol Nation or Mongol Brotherhood, is a “one-percenter” outlaw motorcycle club and alleged organized crime syndicate. The club is headquartered in southern California and was originally formed in Montebello, California, in 1969.
Khanate
Khanate or Khaganate is a political entity ruled by a Khan or Khagan. In modern Turkish, the word used is kağanlık or hanlık. In Mongolian the word khanlig is used, as in “Khereidiin khanlig” meaning the Khanate of the Keraites.
The Golden Horde
The Golden Horde was a Mongol and later Turkicized khanate established in the 13th century and originating as the northwestern sector of the Mongol Empire.
