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237004172Charles Martelthe Frankish commander for the battle of Tours. He defeated the Muslimsin the Battle of Tours, allowing Christianity to survive throughout the Dark Ages. He in a way started Feudalism by giving land to his knights that served for him.0
237004173Battle of ToursEuropean armies defeat Muslim armies and stop the spread of Islam in Europe.1
237004174Song of RolandAn epic that talked of a chivalric knight named Roland, it revealed the popular image of Charlemagne in later centuries.2
237004175Middle Agesthe period between the fall of the Roman Empire in the west (470) and the beginning of the European Renaissance in the 1400s. This period is also known as "Medieval."3
237004176Franksgroup of Germanic people who rose to prominence under the leadership of King Clovis.4
237004177Germanic KingdomsThey began to replace Roman provinces in the years of upheaval between 400 and 600. The borders of these kingdoms changed constantly with the fortunes of war.5
237004178OdoacerGermanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493).6
237004179ClovisKing of Franks; conquered Gaul; earned support of Gaul and Church of Rome by converting; Ruled lands in Frankish custom but kept Roman legacy.7
237004180ClotildaQueen of Franks converted her husband, Clovis to Chrstianity (Early Middle Ages, France) Pages 36-7, 428
237004181CharlemagneKing of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe, great patron of leterature and learning.9
237004182Carolingiansthe family that ruled the Franks in Gaul from 751 to 987 in the Carolingian Dynasty. This began when Pepin was declared king. They lost power after the Treaty of Verdun.10
237004183Gregory of Tours538 to 594. Bishop of Tours in Central Gaul for 21 years. He composed a History of the Franks which was a chief source of information about the early Franks. Documented Clovis' conversion to Christianity which was a significant event to Clovis and to the Roman Church.11
237004184missi dominiciRoyal officials under Charlemagne who traveled around the country to enforce the king's laws.12
237004185Pope Leo lllescaped Rome & fled to Charlemagne's court; Char helped the Pope, allowing them to be on good terms; On Cmas day, 800, Char was crowned "Emperor of Rome".13
237004186Louis the Piousthird son of Charlemagne and king of France and Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (778-840).14
237004187magyarsMuslims who attacked Europe and converted to Christianity and established Hungary.15
237004188Norse peoplesScandinavian Viking culture from 800--‐1000 CE; what we know about their religion is from later Christian and Arabic writers; the god Thor was central for sure, particularly for the common people; Odin was king of the world and patron of warriors; Loki was the trickster; Frejya was the Lady; cosmology consisted of an immense Yggdrasil cosmic tree supporting nine different worlds, each populated by different beings: giants, elves, gods, dwarves, etc; there was conflict between the worlds16
237004189vikingsone of a seafaring Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of northern and western from the eighth through the tenth century.17
237004190anglesInvaders who later established England.18
237004191saxonsGermanic people. During the 5th century ad groups from these communities migrated to Britain either by invitation or invasion and in due course founded kingdoms.19
237004192Otto l of SaxonyGerman ruler who successfully subdued all the competing dukes and crushed the Magyars. Crowned emperor by Pope John XII in 962, helped revive the eastern half of Charlemagne's empire. Established an empire that would last until 1806.20
237004193feudalisma political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service.21
237004194lordsPeople of high rank who received land in exchange for their loyalty.22
237004195grantsa right or privilege that has been granted.23
237004196retainersa servant or attendant, especially one in the household of a person of high rank.24
237004197serfsa person who lived on and farmed a lords land in feudal times.25
237004198manorslarge farm estates of the Middle Ages that were owned by nobles who ruled over the peasants living in the land.26
237004199heavy plowsplows made of material that plowed quickly. However, they were heavy.27
237004200Capitulary de VillisKing and aristocrats, Carolingian Dynasty in the 8th Century, a set of rules for care of the king's property.28
237004201Pope Gregory the lpope who banned lay investiture and excommunicated Henry IV.29
237004202St. Benedicthe founded a monastery in nothern ital in the 6th century and wrote a set of instructions gonverning the lives of monks that was used by monasteries and vonbents across europe.30
237004203The RuleThe Best Evidence Rule requires that to prove the contents of a document, the original document must be produced, unless it is excused.31
237004204St. Scholastica482-543 sister to St. Benedict adapted his Rules into guidance for women in convents.32
237004205abbots(heads of monasteries) began to focus more on material things than on the spiritual needs of monks.33
237004206scriptoriawriting rooms where monks copied the works of early Christianity, such as the Bible, but also the works of Latin classical authors.34

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