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The Earth and its Peoples: Chapter 9 Flashcards

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240846247CharlemagneFirst emperor in western Europe in three hundred years1
240846248medievalDecline of urban life in later days of Roman Empire2
240846249Byzantine EmpireEastern portion of the Roman Empire3
240846250Kievan RussiaState established at Kiev in Ukraine4
240846251schismFormal split in the religious community5
240846252manorSelf-sufficient farming estates giving people physical and political protection6
240846253serfAgricultural workers on the manor7
240846254fiefland granted for military service8
240846255vassalnoble follower to the king9
240846256papacycentral administration of the roman Catholic Church10
240846257Holy Roman EmpireLoose confederation of German princes who was headed by an emporer11
240846258investiture controversyconflict between the Holy Roman Empire and the popes over authority over the bishops12
240846259monasticismliving in a religious community away from society13
240846260horse collarmoves point of traction from a horse's throat to its shoulders14
240846261CrusadesChristian campaigns against Muslims15
240846262pilgrimagesjourney to a sacred shrine of the christians16

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