Section 2 Flashcards
Another name for Middle Ages
Medieval
Christian missionary credited with converting Ireland to Christianity
Saint Patrick
Religious then who lived apart from society and isolated communities
Monks
Communities of monks
Monasteries
Monk responsible for creating the Benedictine rule A code prescribing monks bEHAVIOR
Saint Benedict
Warrior and king who led the Frank’s been building a huge empire
Charlemagne
The period of lasting from about 500 to about 1500
Middle ages
A long series of war fought between Christians and Muslims over control of Palestine
Crusades
The European name for Palestine the religion where Jesus had lived.
Holy land
Head of the Roman Catholic Church who started the crusades
Pope urban ii
English king who led the third ill fated crusade to seize Palestine
King Richard 1
Turkish leader of the Muslim forces that prevented the English from taking Palestine
Saladine