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WHAP Midterms-10
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10th Grade
01/15/2009

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Middle Ages
Definition
the time in Western Europe from the decline/fall of the Roman Empire until the 15th century.
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Vikings
Definition
Scandinavian raiders from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway that disrupted life from Ireland to Sicily from the 8th-11th centuries.
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serfs
Definition
peasant agricultural laborers that lived in manors.
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moldboard
Definition
a 9th century plow with a curved iron plate.
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three-field system
Definition
an agricultural system in the middle ages where 1/3 of the land was unploughed.
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Clovis
Definition
the first Christian Frankish king.
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Carolingians
Definition
the royal family of Franks in the 8th-10th century.
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Charles Martel
Definition
founded the Carolingian empire.
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Charlemagne
Definition
a Carolingian ruler who established an empire in France and Germany.
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Holy Rome Empire/Emperors
Definition
emperors in Germany and northern Italy after Charlemagne's empire split.
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feudalism
Definition
the social organization by exchanging grants of land for formal oaths of allegiance and loyal service.
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vassals
Definition
members of the military elite who received land and benefice from a lord in return for military service and loyalty.
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William the Conqueror
Definition
the Duke of Normandy who build a strong feudal domain in his French province.
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Magna Carta
Definition
the Great Charter that confirmed feudal rights against monarchical claims.
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parliaments
Definition
groups that represented privileged groups.
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three estates of France
Definition
the church, the nobles, and the urban leaders.
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Hundred Years' War
Definition
the war between England and France from 1337-1453.
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papacy
Definition
the office of the Pope.
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Pope Urban II
Definition
the pope that called for the First Crusade in 1095.
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Pope Gregory VII
Definition
pope during the 11th century.
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investiture
Definition
when the state appoints the bishop.
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Peter Abelard
Definition
a scholar that applied logical thinking to theology.
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Definition
a powerful monk that believed in faith over logic.
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Thomas Aquinas
Definition
an Italian monk who taught at the University of Paris.
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scholasticism
Definition
using logic to solve theological questions.
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Gothic vs. Romanesque architecture
Definition
gothic- west europe during the middle ages. roman- regular with columns and domes.
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vernacular
Definition
regional, not official languages.
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Hanseatic League
Definition
an organization of cities in northern Germany and southern Scandinavia to establish an commercial alliance.
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guilds
Definition
sworn associations of people in the same business/trade in a city.
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Black Death
Definition
a series of plagues that devastated Europe.
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