Ch. 9a Vocab. Flashcards
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| 101134666 | Charlemagne | -742-814 -king and emperor of Franks until his death -supported literacy even though he was illiterate | 0 | |
| 101134667 | Medieval | -literally "middle age" | 1 | |
| 101134668 | Byzantine Empire | -Christian Empire -7th-13th centuries -eastern Roman Empire -by the end of the 12th century, a third of all the Christians converted to Islam | 2 | |
| 101134669 | Kievan Russia | -Orthodox Christians -state established at Kiev in Ukraine around 879, by Scandinavian adventurers asserting authority over a mostly Slavic farming population | 3 | |
| 101134670 | Schism | -a division or separation -1054: separation of latin church and orthodox church | 4 | |
| 101134671 | Manor | -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 protection | 5 | |
| 101134672 | Serf | -an agricultural laborer legally bound to a lord's property and obligated to perform set services for the lord | 6 | |
| 101134673 | Fief | -a land grant given to a vassal by a lord, and in return the vassal gives the lord military aid | 7 | |
| 101134674 | Vassal | -a sworn supporter of a king or lord commited to rendering specified military service to that king or lord -some vassals had their own vassals | 8 | |
| 101134675 | Benedictine Abbey of Cluny | -a monastery in France | 9 |