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12129489534SerfsAgriculture laborers in the Middle Ages0
12129489535ManorialismThe political and economic relationship utilized in the Middle Ages between noble and serf1
12129489536FeudalismThe political system whereby loyalty from vassals was pledged in exchange for protection, land and titles to be given by the upper nobles or monarchs2
12129489537VassalsMilitary elite and nobles3
12129489538Conversion of Germanic kings to ChristianityWhat helped to perpetuate the idea that the Church had a separate and more superior role in politics during the Middle Ages?4
12129489539Monasticismdedicating one's life to serving God5
12129489540Monasticism movementPromoted Christian unity, allowed monasteries to contribute to the cultivation of land, provided a religious model for ordinary people to follow and helped to preserve classic literature by encouraging monks to copy historical texts6
12129489541Carolingian DynastyRuled the Frankish region in the 8th century7
12129489542Charlemagneestablished an impressive empire in Germany and France by 800 CE8
12129489543Power of the Popeincluded regulated Christian doctrine, giving directives, and calls to action, endorsing missionary activity and excommunication9
12129489544Pope Urban IICalled for the first Crusade in 102510
12129489545Thomas AquinasThe leading figure in the melding of classical rational thought with Christian theology. Lead the scholasticism movement11
12129489546Gothic Architectureincluded giant arches, flying buttresses and the introduction of brightness by natural sunlight12
12129489547Hundred Years Warthe time when monarchs relied more on paid armies and soldiers than they did feudal forces13
12129489548American SocietiesArea that was isolated from the Eastern Hemisphere during the post-classical period14
12129489549Toltecswere the northern nomadic peoples that settled into northern Mexico. Were looked at by Aztecs as the givers of civilization15
12129489550Aztecsthe people that migrated to central Mexico in 1325. Their political organization of their culture focused on city-states16
12129489551Tenochtitlanthe Aztec capital that was build on Lake Texcoco17
12129489552Aztec DeitiesVery similar to the religious traditions of Hinduism18
12129489553ChinampasFloating islands that allowed the Aztec to farm on water19
12129489554Aztec economyrelied on acquisition and distribution of tribute; but also relied on a strong merchant class that dealt in long-distance trade in rare desirables20
12129489555SocialismPracticed by the Inca, where everyone worked for the good of the community with resources distributed as needs dictate21
12129489556CuzcoThe Inca capital22
12129489557PopulationAmericas and contemporary Europe were roughly the same23
12129489558Cult of the sonThe most identifiable religious practice held by the Inca24

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