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| 12050796411 | Feudalism | A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land | 0 | |
| 12050796412 | Pope | the bishop of Rome, head of the Roman Catholic Church | 1 | |
| 12050796413 | king | highest-ranking leader of a group of people | 2 | |
| 12050796414 | lord | In feudal Europe, a person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals | 3 | |
| 12050796415 | Knight | A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving a lord as a soldier. | 4 | |
| 12050796416 | Chivalry | Code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages | 5 | |
| 12050796417 | peasants | people who worked the land or served the nobles | 6 | |
| 12050796418 | Serfs | Workers who were tied to the land on which they lived | 7 | |
| 12050796419 | Vassal | a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance. | 8 | |
| 12050796420 | Manor System | economic plan by which a knight allowed peasants to farm land on his estate in return for food or other payment | 9 | |
| 12050796421 | emperor | the ruler of an empire | 10 | |
| 12050796422 | Shogun | A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name | 11 | |
| 12050796423 | Daimyo | A Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai | 12 | |
| 12050796424 | Samurai | Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land. | 13 | |
| 12050796425 | Bushido | The Feudal Japanese code of honor among the warrior class. | 14 | |
| 12050796426 | Shinto | A Japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits | 15 | |
| 12050796427 | Zen Buddhism | Known as Chan Buddhism in China; stressed meditation and the appreciation of natural and artistic beauty | 16 | |
| 12050796428 | ordeal | a difficult or painful experience, a trial | 17 | |
| 12050796429 | Justinian | Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the territory previously ruler by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program , including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code | 18 | |
| 12050796430 | Theodora | the wife of Justinian, she helped to improve the status of women in the Byzantinian Empire and encouraged her husband to stay in Constntinople and fight the Nike Revolt. | 19 | |
| 12050796431 | Hagia Sophia | Most famous example of Byzantine architecture, it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world. | 20 | |
| 12050796432 | Bede | Father of English History | 21 | |
| 12050796433 | St. Benedict | a man who developed the monastic way of life in western Europe | 22 | |
| 12050796434 | Moors | Spanish Muslims | 23 | |
| 12050796435 | Charles Martel "The Hammer" | King of the Franks; made an alliance with Pope Gregory II; Promised to protect Boniface's missionary work; Held off the Muslim invaders at the Battle of Tours in 732. | 24 | |
| 12050796436 | Abdul Rahman | Fought against Charles Martel in the Battle of Tours. | 25 | |
| 12050796437 | 732 Battle of Tours | Fought between Frankish forces under Charles Martel and an army of the Umayyad caliphate. Characterized as the turning point in the struggle of Christianity against the spread of Islam. A landmark of the Muslim advance into Europe. Lay the foundations of the Carolingian Empire and Frankish domination of Gaul for over a century. This dynasty led to the rule of Charlemagne and all of the effects he had on European history. | 26 | |
| 12050796438 | Bloody Verdict of Verdun | shows the brutality of the time period - Charlemagne put to death 4500 tribal leaders who would not convert to Christianity | 27 | |
| 12050796439 | Alfred the Great | first great king of England | 28 | |
| 12050796440 | Peace of God and Truce of God | oath that forbade fighting on Sundays and primary feast days | 29 |
