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63434008Kievan RussiaState established at Kiev in Ukraine ca. 879 by Scandinavian adventurers asserting authority over a mostly Slavic farming population. (p. 267)0
63434009schismdivision of a group into opposing factions1
63434010manorthe mansion of the lord of the manor2
63434011serf(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord3
63434012fiefa piece of land held under the feudal system4
63434013vassalin the middle ages, a noble who usually was given a fief by his lord in exchange for loyalty5
63434014Holy Roman Empirethe lands ruled by Charlemagne6
63434015Investiture Controversystruggle between popes and kings regarding control of offices or appointments7
63434016monasticismasceticism as a form of religious life8
63434017horse collarHarnessing method that increased the efficiency of horses by shifting the point of traction from the animal's neck to the shoulders; its adoption favors the spread of horse-drawn plows and vehicles. (p. 269)9
63434018crusades1096 Christian Europe aim to reclaim Jerusalem and aid they Byzantines; 1st success and the rest a failure; weakens the Byzantines; opens up trade10
63434019pilgramagejourney to a holy place11

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