38460708 | Charlemagne | king of the Franks;established the Carolongian empire | 0 | |
38460709 | Medieval | "middle ages" | 1 | |
38460710 | monasticism | living in a religious community apart from secular society; chastity, obediance, poverty; centers of learning in medieval europe | 2 | |
38460711 | horse colar | harnessing method that increased the efficiency of horses by shifting the point of traction from the neck to shoulders | 3 | |
38460712 | Kievan Russia | state established at Kiev in Ukraine by scandanavian adventurers asserting authority over a mostly slavic farming population | 4 | |
38460713 | fief | in medieval europe, land granted in return for a sworn oath to provide military service | 5 | |
38460714 | Holy Roman Empire | loose federation of mostly German States and principalities, headed by emperor elected by princes | 6 | |
38460715 | Byzantine Empire | eastern portion of the Roman Empire. | 7 | |
38460716 | schism | formal split within a regious community | 8 | |
38460717 | serf | agriculture laborer legally bound to lords property and abligated to work | 9 | |
38460718 | papacy | central administration of the Roman catholic church, of which the pope is the head | 10 | |
38460719 | manor | self-sufficient, large landholding consisting of the lords residence, villages, surrounding land | 11 | |
38460720 | crusades | armed pilgrimage to the holy land by christians determined to recover jerusalem from muslims. | 12 | |
38460721 | pilgrimage | journey to sacred shrine by Christians seeking to show their piety, fufill vows, or gain absolution for sins | 13 | |
38460722 | vassal | sworn supporters to a king or lord committed to rendering specific military service to that king/lord | 14 | |
38460723 | investiture controversy | dispute between the popes and the Holy Roman Emperors over whop held ultimate authority over bishops in imperial lands | 15 |
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