The Middle Ages Flashcards

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Clovis

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Established kingdom of the Franks

Converted to Christianity

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Ostrogothic & Visigothic Kingdoms

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Favored coexistence between Roman & Germanic populations

Both featured a warrior caste dominating a larger native population

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Arianism

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Believed Jesus was human

did not believe he was Devine

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Women in early Germanic Society

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Obeyed fathers rule until married
Then fell under legal domination of husband
Life expectancy of 30-40 yrs.

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Wergeld and Ordeal

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The amount paid by a wrongdoer to the family of the person injured or killed

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Early Christians Church System

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Christian community was headed by a Bishop
Bishop under Archbishops
Archbishops under Pope

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Monk

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Man who sought to live a life divorced from the world, in order to pursue ideal of total dedication to God

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Benedict

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Founded a Monastic house for which he wrote a set of rules

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Abbot

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Father of the monastery

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Nun

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Basically monks for women

Gave women the chance for education

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Abbesses

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Head of the monastery for the nuns

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Saint Hilda

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Founded monastery of Whitby in 657

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Pepin

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Took logical step of assuming the kingship of the French state for himself and his family

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