the rest of ch 11 and ch 12 WH Flashcards
first major empire in Europe after the Roman Empire
franks
Became king in 481, 1st great Frankish ruler
clovis
the family of kings that ruled the early Frankish empire
Merovingians
most famous Mayor of the Palace, defeated invading Moore’s at the Battle of Tours
Charles Martel
Started the Carolingian line of kings
pepin the short
section of Italy given to the pope by Pepin; made an official alliance between Frankish rulers and the Papacy
papal states
Second Carolingian king; French for “Charles the Great”
Charlemagne
Crowned Emperor of the New Roman Empire on Christmas Day in 800 by Pope Leo III
Charlemagne
3 sons took diffrent portions of his kingdom
Louis the Pious:
divided the Frankish Empire into 3 sections for Louis’ sons; France & Germany were formed from this treaty
treaty of verdun
The Scourge of Europe
maygars
North African Muslims
moors
German barbarians of Scandinavia; their most important settlement was Normandy
vikings
people who ruled dutchies
dukes
chosen by the dukes to be King of germany; 1st king of the Saxon line
henry the fowler
Crowned Emperor of the Romans in 962 starting the Holy Roman Empire
Otto the Great:
German monarchy reached peak of its power
Henry IV
nobles who chose the king
electors
“Red Beard”; 1st king of this line, officially adopted the name “Holy Roman Empire” as the title of the lands he claimed
Frederick Barbarossa
“neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire”
voltaire
the moving of the papal court from Rome to France
“Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy”
divide between the popes & the cardinals
The Great Schism
a way of life used based on the ownership & use of land
feudalism
owner of the fief (land)
lord
the person permitted to live on the fief land
vassal
kings personal land
crown land
rich & wealthy upper class the king would give land to
nobles
professional soldiers that would live on a lord’s land & fight for him
knights
code of conduct for nobles & knights
Chivalry
a what could become a knight at 21
squire
identifying images & symbols on a knight’s armor
Heraldry
2 knights fighting to unseat or unhorse each other
Joust
2 teams of knights in mock battles
tournaments