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Vocab Flashcards

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Abbot

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Head of monatery

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Monk

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Man of religious community living under vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and complete devotion

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Clergy

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Formal religious leaders

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Interdict

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And order- usually issued by the pope-withdrawing the support of the Roman Catholic Church from a person or country, prohibiting sacraments

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Excommunication

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An extreme punishment which bans you from church membership when a member violates church rules

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Canon law

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Body of laws made by the clergy (ecclesiastical authority) for the govt of a Christian organization

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Papal

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Of or relating to the pope or papacy (the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church)

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Clovis

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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

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Germanic tribes

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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

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Charlemangne

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First Carolingian king of France, created “holy Roman Empire” allies w/ CHURCH build SCHOOLS expands SIZE of France spreads CHRISTIANITY

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Missi Dominici

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Messengers of the lord king, Carolingian royal officials chosen by the king to supervise the administration

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Monasteries

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Community of monks living together under religious vows

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Holy Roman Empire

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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

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Feudalism

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A political system of obligations between lords and vassals

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Vassal

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Someone who pledged loyalty or owed something to a lord in the feudal system

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Lord

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A noble who held land and gave to vassals

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Serfs

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Peasants bound to their land owned by a lord or landowner

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Fief

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An estate given by a lord to his vassal in return for military service and certain social obligations

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Manorial ism

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An economic feudal system where a serf and townspeople live on different manors within a fief

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Barter

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Exchange for goods or services without using money

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Scandinavia

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Ethno-cultural group with Germanic heritage in Northern Europe

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Subsistence

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Supporting oneself at minimum level

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Vikings

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Aggressive Scandinavian population known for ruthless raiding, commerce, and widespread settlement during the 8-11 centuries in Europe

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Chivalry

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Warrior code of knights

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Knights

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Horse warrior class who protected the king and the people in exchange for land and stuff

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