Christians Societies Emerge in Europe, 300-1200
126838586 | Charlemagne | was first in western Europe to bear the title emperor in over 300 years | 0 | |
126838587 | medieval | "middle aged" | 1 | |
126838588 | Byzantine Empire | Eastern Roman Empire | 2 | |
126838589 | Kievan Russia | a state that was established | 3 | |
126838590 | schism | a formal division resulting from disagreements about doctrine | 4 | |
126838591 | manors | self-sufficient farming estates | 5 | |
126838592 | fief | a grant of land in return for a pledge of military service | 6 | |
126838593 | vassals | a sworn supporter of a king or lord committed to rendering specified military service to that king or lord | 7 | |
126838594 | papacy | the office of the pope | 8 | |
126838595 | Holy Roman Empire | loose federation of mostly German states and principalities | 9 | |
126838596 | investiture controversy | medieval struggle between the church and the lay lords to control ecclesiastical appointments | 10 | |
126838597 | Monasticism | living in a religious community apart from secular society and adhering to a rule stipulating chastity | 11 | |
126838598 | horse collar | harnessing method that increased the efficiently of horses by shifting the point of traction from the animal's neck to the shoulders | 12 | |
126838599 | Crusades | a series of religiously inspired Christian military campaigns against Muslims in the eastern Mediterranean that dominated the politics of Europe | 13 | |
126838600 | Pilgrimages | Journey to a sacred shrine by Christians seeking to show their piety, fulfill vows, or gain absolution for sins | 14 |