Vocab Flashcards
Abbot
Head of monatery
Monk
Man of religious community living under vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and complete devotion
Clergy
Formal religious leaders
Interdict
And order- usually issued by the pope-withdrawing the support of the Roman Catholic Church from a person or country, prohibiting sacraments
Excommunication
An extreme punishment which bans you from church membership when a member violates church rules
Canon law
Body of laws made by the clergy (ecclesiastical authority) for the govt of a Christian organization
Papal
Of or relating to the pope or papacy (the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church)
Clovis
Founder of the Merovingian dynasty who unified the Frankish kingdoms and laid a foundation for Frankish power that was drawn from the Roman Empire. First Frankish king to convert to Christianity
Germanic tribes
Pastoral people of the steppe region who took advantage of Rome after the fall of the western Roman Empire. Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, angles, and Saxons
Charlemangne
First Carolingian king of France, created “holy Roman Empire” allies w/ CHURCH build SCHOOLS expands SIZE of France spreads CHRISTIANITY
Missi Dominici
Messengers of the lord king, Carolingian royal officials chosen by the king to supervise the administration
Monasteries
Community of monks living together under religious vows
Holy Roman Empire
The dominant power in W and Central Europe through the Middle Ages and into the early modern pd run by the Roman Catholic Church and a secular arm
Feudalism
A political system of obligations between lords and vassals
Vassal
Someone who pledged loyalty or owed something to a lord in the feudal system
Lord
A noble who held land and gave to vassals
Serfs
Peasants bound to their land owned by a lord or landowner
Fief
An estate given by a lord to his vassal in return for military service and certain social obligations
Manorial ism
An economic feudal system where a serf and townspeople live on different manors within a fief
Barter
Exchange for goods or services without using money
Scandinavia
Ethno-cultural group with Germanic heritage in Northern Europe
Subsistence
Supporting oneself at minimum level
Vikings
Aggressive Scandinavian population known for ruthless raiding, commerce, and widespread settlement during the 8-11 centuries in Europe
Chivalry
Warrior code of knights
Knights
Horse warrior class who protected the king and the people in exchange for land and stuff
