The Middle Ages Flashcards
Clovis
Established kingdom of the Franks
Converted to Christianity
Ostrogothic & Visigothic Kingdoms
Favored coexistence between Roman & Germanic populations
Both featured a warrior caste dominating a larger native population
Arianism
Believed Jesus was human
did not believe he was Devine
Women in early Germanic Society
Obeyed fathers rule until married
Then fell under legal domination of husband
Life expectancy of 30-40 yrs.
Wergeld and Ordeal
The amount paid by a wrongdoer to the family of the person injured or killed
Early Christians Church System
Christian community was headed by a Bishop
Bishop under Archbishops
Archbishops under Pope
Monk
Man who sought to live a life divorced from the world, in order to pursue ideal of total dedication to God
Benedict
Founded a Monastic house for which he wrote a set of rules
Abbot
Father of the monastery
Nun
Basically monks for women
Gave women the chance for education
Abbesses
Head of the monastery for the nuns
Saint Hilda
Founded monastery of Whitby in 657
Pepin
Took logical step of assuming the kingship of the French state for himself and his family