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The Franks
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7th Grade
05/27/2013

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BATTLE OF TOURS
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Battle in which Franks defeated invading Muslims
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CONVERT
Definition
To change religion
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CLOVIS
Definition
United all Franks under one ruler
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CHARLES "THE HAMMER" MARTEL
Definition
Defeated the Muslim armies at the Battle of Tours
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ANOINT
Definition
To bless someone with holy oil
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POPE
Definition
Leader of the Catholic Church
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CHARLEMAGNE
Definition
Crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in 800 AD
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COUNTS
Definition
Ran the courts, solved local problems, & raised armies
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LORDS
Definition
Most powerful nobles in Holy Roman Empire
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PEPIN THE SHORT
Definition
First Frankish king to be anointed by the Pope
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MINSTRELS
Definition
Travelling musicians
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SERFS
Definition
Peasants who worked the land as farmers
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