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| Rules Knights had to live by; serve lord on earth, heavenly father, chosen lady. Take care of the poor. |
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| Barbarians that attacked the Roman Empire. |
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| A political and religious uniting of Europe that began in 800 AD |
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| The head of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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| 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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| Laws under the authority of the church. |
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| Someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country. |
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| Legendary leader of Britain in the Middle Ages inspired epic poems and stories. |
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| A piece of land held under the feudal system. |
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| 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' |
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| Charles the Great became Holy Roman Emperor who worked to bring political order to northwestern fringes of the Roman Empire. |
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| A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord. |
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| Time with little change in the culture and a lack of structure to civilization. |
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| A series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize. |
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| Percentage of earnings, wealth, or belongings paid to the church, king, or landowner. Similar to taxes. |
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| 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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| A place for religious people to live and study. |
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