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History of civ 101
Review of pp 123-128
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Undergraduate 1
11/01/2016

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monasticism
Definition
withdrawing from society to live in solitude
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celibacy
Definition
abstinence from marriage
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monasteries
Definition
religious communities isolated from the rest of society
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convents
Definition
isolated communities for nuns
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orders
Definition
rigid rules for monasteries
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Benedict
Definition
Italian monk who founded a monastery in his home country
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abbot
Definition
head of the monastery
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friars
Definition
monks who preached & did missionary work outside the monasteries
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Franciscans & Dominicans
Definition
prominent orders of monks
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Franks
Definition
Germanic tribe that controlled much of central Europe
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Clovis
Definition
1st great Frankish military and political leader
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498
Definition
date that Clovis was baptized into the Roman church (along with 3,000 of his warrriors)
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Merovingian
Definition
line of kings after Clovis that ruled unstable kingdom
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Mayor of the Palace
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chief official of the royal household
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Charles Martel
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most famous Mayor of the Palace
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Moors
Definition
Muslims from North Africa
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732
Definition
date that Martel defeated the Moors

called Battle of Tours
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Martel (definition)
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"the Hammer"
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Pepin the Short
Definition
Charles Martel's son
started Carolingian line of kings
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Papal States
Definition
land in central Italy
called "Donation of Pepin"
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Charlemagne
Definition
French for Charles the Great
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marks
Definition
provinces that acted as buffer states between Charlemagne's empire and its enemies
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Christmas Day, AD 800
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when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Charles Augustus, Emperor of the Romans
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missi dominici
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"the king's envoys"
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Carolingian minuscule
Definition
became the basis for modern handwriting styles (and the roman typeface)
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Louis the Pious
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Charlemagne's only surviving son
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Treaty of Verdun
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established in 843
set the stage for the formation of France and Germany
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Lothair the Elder, Charles the Bald, Loius the German
Definition
rulers of the divided empire
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Lorraine
Definition
land of the middle kingdom north of the Alps
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Magyars
Definition
nomadic Asian people whose raids earned them the name "Scourge of Europe"
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Hungary
Definition
area where the Magyars settled
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Norsemen
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also called Vikings
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Scandinavia
Definition
area where Vikings lived
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Normandy
Definition
one of most important Viking settlements
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