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Euro. Beginning/Byzantium
Euro. Beginning/Byzantium
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10th Grade
11/12/2015

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_______________ created the Carolingian Empire (largest until Napoleon) and was granted the title of Holy Roman Emperor on 12/25/800.
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Charlemagne
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As the Roman Empire fell, the Church grew in power with the Bishop of Rome or __________ in charge.
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Pope
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When dealing with crime the Germans originally used blood feuds or eye for an eye mentality. Later, they developed a __________ that would be an amount of money for wrongdoing.
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Wergild
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The beginning of strong politically and spiritually influential popes started with _______________ I
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Gregory
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Frankish rulers lost power to their major domo or mayor of the palace. One such domo that took the power from the Merovingians was Charles Martel's son, ___________ the Short.
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Pepin
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Nuns lived in convents called?
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Abesses
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In the Monastic movement, monks and nuns did a variety of things for European society. What is one thing they did?
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Provided schools and hospitals
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By being the first Germanic ruler to be Christian, _________ was able to gain favor with the Roman Catholic Church and create a vast kingdom by 510 AD.
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Clovis
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Monastic movement was the practice of removing oneself from society and dedicating your life to God that was greatly influenced by Saint ___________ with his "rules" for monks' behavior.
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Benedict
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In order to determine guilt in the Germanic society, __________ or physical trials that were based on the idea of divine intervention (i.e. grabbing a hot iron) were used.
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Ordeal
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