Western Europe Flashcards

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The franks

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A member of a Germanic people that conquered Gaul in the 6th century and controlled much of Western Europe

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Pope

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The bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church

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Monk

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A member of a religious community of men typically living under vows

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Missionary

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A person sent on a religious mission especially one sent on a religious mission especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country

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Monastery

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A building or buildings occupied by a community monks living under religious vows

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Convent

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A Christian community under a monastic vows

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Clovis

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A paleo Indian culture of central and North America dated to about 11,500-1,000 years ago

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Charlemagne

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Known as Charles the great (Charles was the king of franks)

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Carolingian dynasty

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Family of Frankish aristocrats and the dynasty the name derives from the large number of family memebers

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Middle Ages

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The period of European history from the fall of the Ronan empire in the west

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Vikings

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Any of the pirates and trades who raided and settled in many parts of the northwestern Europe in 8th-11 centuries

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12
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Mongols

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A native or inhabitant

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13
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Genghis Khan

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Founder of the mongol empire (ruler of all) in 1206

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Khanate

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Is a political entity ruled by a khan or khagan

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15
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The golden horde

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The army of mongol

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16
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Feudalism

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The dominant social system in medieval Europe

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Vassal

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A hoarder of land

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Knight

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(In the Middle Ages) a man who served his sovereign or loud as a mounted solider in armer

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Fief

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An estate of land