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b Early Middle Ages
pg 250-257
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History
10th Grade
09/28/2009

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Vikings
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Sea raiders from Scandinavia who plundered monasteries and villages for treasure and slaves.
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Charlemagne
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King of the Franks and later emperor. He established the Carolingian Empire and sponsored a brief intellectual revival.
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Byzantine Empire
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The name for the eastern half of the Roman Empire after Constantine moved the capital to an old Greek City.
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serf
Definition
agricultural workers who belonged to the manor
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vassal
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a noble follower who did military service for a king
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fief
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a grant of land in return for a sworn oath to provide military service.
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stirrup
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a device for securing a horseman's feet, enabling better weapons use.
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