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Ch. 9a Vocab. Flashcards

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101134666Charlemagne-742-814 -king and emperor of Franks until his death -supported literacy even though he was illiterate0
101134667Medieval-literally "middle age"1
101134668Byzantine Empire-Christian Empire -7th-13th centuries -eastern Roman Empire -by the end of the 12th century, a third of all the Christians converted to Islam2
101134669Kievan Russia-Orthodox Christians -state established at Kiev in Ukraine around 879, by Scandinavian adventurers asserting authority over a mostly Slavic farming population3
101134670Schism-a division or separation -1054: separation of latin church and orthodox church4
101134671Manor-primary centers of agriculture -self-sufficient landholding, consisting of the lord's residence, out buildings, peasant village, and surrounding land -some farmers sold land to manor owners for political and physical protection5
101134672Serf-an agricultural laborer legally bound to a lord's property and obligated to perform set services for the lord6
101134673Fief-a land grant given to a vassal by a lord, and in return the vassal gives the lord military aid7
101134674Vassal-a sworn supporter of a king or lord commited to rendering specified military service to that king or lord -some vassals had their own vassals8
101134675Benedictine Abbey of Cluny-a monastery in France9

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