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8064393340Popethe Bishop of Rome and the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church.0
8064393341MedievalIn European history, the Middle Ages,lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.1
8064393342ManorThe noble and all his property and estate.2
8064393343SerfsAn agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate.3
8064393344FeudalismThe dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles,4
8064393345FiefAn estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service.5
8064393347LordThe person that grants land (fief) to another in return for faithful military service. To the king, this would be other high nobles on down. To a nobleman, this would be lower nobles, i.e. knights that would serve that nobleman in return for land.6
8064393348VassalsThe person that receives land. In return they owe military service. In general this was 40 days per year in peaceful times and indefinite service during war. This service was usually accompanied by a ceremony were biblical oaths were given...swearing allegiance to the lord.7
8064393351PapacyThe office or authority of the pope.8
8064393352MassIs the complex of prayers and ceremonies that make up the service of the Eucharist in many Christian faiths9
8064393353The TrinityGod is a trinity of persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.10
8064393354HeresyOne whose speech or actions go against the teachings of church doctrine.11
8064393355SchismA formal division within, or separation from, a church or religious body over some doctrinal difference.12
8064393357Investiture ControversyThis was a conflict between the monarchs of the Holy Roman Empire, Italy, France and Britain with the papacy. King's had been appointing the Bishop's within their realms. These Bishop's not only swore fealty to the Pope in Rome and but also promised "homage" to the Monarch's that had given them the appointment to begin with.13
8064393358Monasticism(i.e.monkhood) This is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work.14
8064393360MonasteriesA building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.15
8064393362Cyrillicwriting system developed in the 9th-10th century ce for Slavic-speaking peoples of the Eastern Orthodox faith16
8064393363Carolingian Empirefamily of Frankish aristocrats and the dynasty that they established to rule western Europe.17
8064393364Holy Roman Empirethe varying complex of lands in western and central Europe ruled over first by Frankish and then by German kings for 10 centuries, from Charlemagne's coronation in 800 until the renunciation of the imperial title in 1806.18
8064393365Byzantine Empirethe successor of the Roman Empire in the Greek-speaking, eastern part of the Mediterranean. Trade was important19
8064393366Kievan Russiathe first organised state on present-day Russian territory.20
8064393367FranksMembers of a Germanic-speaking people who invaded the western Roman Empire in the 5th century.21
8064393368Charlemagne (Charles the Great)was king of the Franks and Christian emperor of the West. He did much to define the shape and character of medieval Europe. The immense territories which Charlemagne controlled became known as the Carolingian empire22
8064393369Henry II of EnglandAs king, he greatly expanded his Anglo-French domains and strengthened the royal administration in England. His quarrels with Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, and with members of his family (sons) ultimately brought about his defeat.23
8064393370VisogothsOne of the most important of the Germanic peoples, separated from the Ostrogoths in the 4th century ad, raided Roman territories repeatedly.24
8064393371The Vikingswere a seafaring people from the late eighth to early 11th century who established a name for themselves as traders, explorers and warriors.25
8064393372Three Field System...26
8064393373Saxons & Anglesterm used historically to describe any member of the Germanic peoples27
8064393374William the ConquerorDuke of Normandy from 1035 and king of England from 1066, one of the greatest soldiers and rulers of the Middle Ages. He made himself the mightiest noble in France and then changed the course of England's history by his conquest of that country.28
8064393375Vladimir Igrand prince of Kiev(Kyiv) and first Christian ruler in Kievan Rus,29
8064393377Charles Martel(Frankish) Ruler whom fought in Battle of Tours30
8064393378Battle of Toursbattle between Muslims and Christians; not very important to Islam but it was to Christians31
8064393379The CrusadesWars to gain control of holy lands of Jerusalem, there were 3 conquest and the final one was a success32
8064393381Hagia Sophia...33
8064393383Consequences of Rome's FallLoss of common language And trade34
8064393385SaladinVisogoth leader during crusades35
8064393386Third CrusadeCrusade of Three kings ( ended in tie) (Richard the Lionheart made it to holy land) (king phillip of france, and Barbarossa of Roman Empire)36
8069651627moldboardplow used for farming.37
8069679871iconoclasmpractice of using icons for worship; caused controversy between the eastern orthodox Church and western Roman Catholic church38
8069744327Fourth CrusadeChristian Crusade39

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