Westren Europe Flashcards
The Franks
A member of a Germanic people that conquered Gaul in the 6th century and controlled much of western Europe for several centuries afterward.
Pope
The bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Monk
A member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Missionary
A person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
Monastery
A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.
Convent
A Christian community under monastic vows, especially one of nuns.
Clovis
A Paleo-Indian culture of Central and North America, dated to about 11,500–11,000 years ago and earlier. The culture is distinguished by heavy, leaf-shaped stone spearheads.
Nun
A member of a religious community of women, especially a cloistered one, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Charlemagne
“The name Charlemagne is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Charlemagne is: German Charles which became popular in the early 9th century when Charles the Great (Charlemagne) became the first ruler of the Holy Roman Empire
Carolingian Dynasty
The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family with origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD.
Middle Ages
The period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (5th century) to the fall of Constantinople (1453), or, more narrowly, from circa 1100 to 1453.
Vikings
Any of the Scandinavian seafaring pirates and traders who raided and settled in many parts of northwestern Europe in the 8th–11th centuries.
Mongols
1.
a native or inhabitant of Mongolia; a Mongolian.
2.
the language of the Mongols; Mongolian.
Genghis Khan
He didn’t get the honorific name “Genghis Kahn” until 1206, when he was proclaimed leader of the Mongols at a tribal meeting known as a “kurultai.” While “Khan” is a traditional title meaning “leader” or “ruler,” historians are still unsure of the origins of “Genghis.”
Khanate
Khanate or Khaganate is a political entity ruled by a Khan or Khagan. In modern Turkish, the word used is kağanlık or hanlık. In Mongolian the word khanlig is used, as in “Khereidiin khanlig” meaning the Khanate of the Keraites.
