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Dark Ages
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History
9th Grade
11/26/2012

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Charlemagne
Definition

1.  King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814).  
2.  Charles the Great, became Holy Roman Emperor who worked to bring political order to northwestern fringes of the Roman Empire 

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Canon Law

Definition

laws under the authority of the church 

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Clovis

Definition

King of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy; his name was rendered as Gallic `Louis' (466-511).

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Code of Chivalry

Definition

Rules that Knights had to live by; serve lord on earth, heavenly father, chosen lady. Take care of weak and poor. 

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Dark Age

Definition

Time with little change in culture and a lack of structure to civilization. 

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Excommunication

Definition

The act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church; cutting a person off from a religious society.

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Feudalism

Definition

The social system that developed in Europe in the 8th C; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war.

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Fief

Definition

A piece of land held under the feudal system.

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Germanic Tribes

Definition

Barbarians that attacked the roman empire 

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Holy Roman Empire

Definition

a political and religious uniting of Europe that began in 800AD 

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Illuminated Manuscripts

Definition

In the 600’s and 700’s, monks made beautiful copies of religious writings.
These images preserved at least a part of Rome’s intellectual heritage 

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King Authur

Definition

legendary leader of Britian in the Middle Ages inspired epic poems and stories 

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Missionary

Definition

Someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country.

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Monastery

Definition

a place for religious people to live and study

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Pope

Definition

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

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Serf

Definition

(medieval Europe) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.

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Three Field System

Definition

Way of farming where farmer allows one field to be unused and rotated. 

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Tithes

Definition

percentage of earnings, wealth, or belongings paid to the church, king, or landowner. Similiar to taxes.

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Tournaments

Definition

A series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize.

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Vassal

Definition

Less powerful noble who promises to fight for a lord in exchange for a piece of land from the lord's fief.

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