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46920087Clovisking of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy0
46920088Charles MartelCarolingian monarch of Franks; responsible for defeating Muslims in battle of Tours in 732; ended Muslim threat to western Europe.1
46920089Charlemagneking of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor2
46920090Pope Leo IIIWho on December 25 800 a.d. crowned Charlemagne as "Emperor of the Romans"3
46920091Gregory of ToursThe bishop of Tours in central Gaul. Wrote "The History of the Franks"4
46920092Louis of PiousOne of Charlemagne's sons who succeeded his father and kept the Carolingian empire together5
46920093AlfredThe leader of the effort to merge into a single larger realm in response to 9th century invasions by Vikings.6
46920094Otto Iking of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973)7
46920095Pope Gregory I590-604 was most important figure for providing Roman church with sense of direction; "Gregory the Great"; mobilized local resources and organized defense of Rome8
46920096St. Scholasticasister of St. Benedict who alowed the adaptation of the Rule which soon provided guidence for the religious life of women living in covents9
46920097St. Benedict of Nursiaprovided the early monastic movement with discipline and a sense of purpose10
46920098Franksgroup of Germanic people who rose to prominence under the leadership of King Clovis11
46920099Aachena city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders12
46920100Missi dominciAgents of the Lord King Charlemagne who supervised his "eyes" and "ears"13
46920101MagyarsMuslims who attacked Europe and converted to Christianity and established Hungary14
46920102Vikingsone of a seafaring Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of northern and western from the eighth through the tenth century.15
46920103Holy Roman Empirethe lands ruled by Charlemagne16
46920104lordsPeople of high rank who received land in exchange for their loyalty17
46920105Retainersa servant or attendant, especially one in the household of a person of high rank18
46920106BeneficeA church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.19
46920107Manorthe landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)20
46920108serf(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord21
46920109Heavy Plowa heavy tool equipped with iron tips that dug into the earth and with a mould-board that turned soil;22
46920110papacyThe central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head. (pp. 258, 445)23
46920111monasticisma way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith24
46920112Benedict's Rulepoverty, chastity, prayer, study, industry, medetation, prayer, and work25

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