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Medieval Europe
AD 500-1300
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03/02/2004

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Clovis
Definition
1st Germanic ruler to accept Christianity
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Charles the Hammer
Definition
Nickname for Charles the Martel
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Charles the Hammer (Martel)
Definition
Stopped the Muslims at Tours
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Pepin the Short
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Son of Charles Martel
Thought be a leader chosen by God because he was annointed by the pope
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Charlemagne
Definition
Son of Pepin the Short
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Benedict
Definition
Who founded the Benedictine chapter of Monks?
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Charles the Bald, Louis the German, Lothair
Definition
Who were the three squabbling grandsons of Charlemagne?
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Charlemagne
Definition
Who was the founder of the Frankish Empire?
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Pepin the Short
Definition
_____ the _____ forced the Lombards from Rome.
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King Clovis
Definition
Who was the first Frankish King to accept Catholicism?
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Charles the Hammer
Definition
What was Charles Martel's nickname?
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"Angleland" or England
Definition
Alfred the great united the Anglo-Saxons. His kingdom eventually was known as?
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The lord's land
Definition
Peasants live and work where?
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Scandinavia
Definition
Where were the Vikings from?
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Italy
Definition
Where was Monte Cassino?
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England
Definition
Alcuin was a scholar from what country?
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Western Europe
Definition
Where was feudalism developed at?
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Muslims
Definition
Charles Martel forced what religous group out of Europe?
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The Franks
Definition
Who settled in what is now France and Germany?
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Tournament
Definition
What entertainment did the nobles look forwards to?
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They were threatened with excommunication.
Definition
What happened when the Catholic Church tried to convert heretics, or those who challenged its teaching failed?
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France and Western Germany
Definition
During the A.D. 400's the Franks settled in...?
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Scandinavia
Definition
Where did the Vikings come from?
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Germany, France, Northern Spain, and most of Italy
Definition
What is known as the Frankish Empire?
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Homage
Definition
The ties between a lord and a vassal were made official at?
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Serfs
Definition
Who were the people bound to the manor?
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Manorialism
Definition
During Middle Ages where did life center?
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Vikings
Definition
What large group of invaders weakend the Carolingian Kingdom?
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Claim to anoint and depose kings
Definition
What 2 conflicting claims led to the dispute between the Holy Roman Emperors and the Roman Catholic Popes?
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Dominic
Definition
Who founded the Dominican Friars in 1215?
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To stop the spread of heresy
Definition
Why did the council lay down strict rules?
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Chivalry
Definition
The Behavior of Knights governed by?
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The Treaty of Verdun
Definition
What treaty divided the Carolingian lands?
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700 A.D.
Definition
About what time did feudalism begin?
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Establish guilt or innocence of the accused.
Definition
What did the Petit Jury do?
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Political and Social
Definition
What new systems brought stability to Europe after the Vikings?
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Outsides the castle
Definition
Where did peasants work?
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Northern France
Definition
What place did feudalisum take hold of in A.D.900?
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England
Definition
What kingdom did Alfred the Great unite?
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France
Definition
In which country was the most famous monastery, Cluny?
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System of Common Law
Definition
Henry II set up a system to apply the law equally throughout the land what was it called?
Term
Counts
Definition
Who was relied on by Charlemagne to assist him?
Term
Innocent III was a very powerful _____
Definition
Pope
Term
Age 7
Definition
The age at which a nobleman's son began to train for knighthood
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1066
Definition
Date of Death of Edward the Confessor and the Battle of Hastings
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Mayors of the Palace
Definition
By AD700 the political power had passed from kings to governing official known as ______
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Famine and disease
Definition
Constant dangers of peasant life
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Charles Martel (the Hammer)
Definition
Led the successful defense of Tours
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Charles the Hammer (Martel)
Definition
Stopped the Muslims from overtaking Europe
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William the Conqueror
Definition
Name given to William after the Battle of Hastings
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Henry II
Definition
Who set up system of Common Law
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Taking of the Sacraments
Definition
The only way to receive grace (go to heaven)
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Philip II
Definition
Another name for Philip Augustus
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Frankish Empire
Definition
Charlemagne's kingdom imcluded Germny, France, Northern Spain, and most of Italy. This was known as the
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Castle
Definition
What was build for protection
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Hadrian's Wall
Definition
Protection for Roman Empire at the furthest point in England
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Abbess
Definition
Director of the Abbey where nuns lived
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Convent
Definition
Place where nuns lived
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Pope Gregory I
Definition
Adopted the Benedictine rule to spread Christianity throughout Europe.
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Pope Innocent III
Definition
Pope who started the Inquisition
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Alfred the Great
Definition
Who united the Angles and Saxons to defeat the Danes?
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Ireland
Definition
During the Ad 600s missionaries were sent to the North Atlantic and western Europe from where?
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Charlemagne
Definition
Frankish king who nearly doubled his borders
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Treaty of Verdun
Definition
What divided the land among Charlemagne's grandsons?
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Magna Carta
Definition
Document King John was forced to sign
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1215
Definition
Date of the signing of the Magna Carta
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Runnymede
Definition
Where was the Magna Carta signed
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Give rights to the people
Definition
What was the purpose of the Magna Carta?
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Eleanor of Aquitane
Definition
Mother of King John
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Eleanor of Aquitane
Definition
Married to Henry II
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Eleanor of Aquitane
Definition
English Queen who had been married to a French king and owned land in France?
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Canterbury
Definition
Thomas a Becket was the Archbishop of what?
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Manor
Definition
To what were the serfs bound?
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Poland
Definition
Euopean country that accepted Jews when they were being expelled from other countries
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