Ch. 17 vocab Flashcards
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| 46920087 | Clovis | king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy | 0 | |
| 46920088 | Charles Martel | Carolingian monarch of Franks; responsible for defeating Muslims in battle of Tours in 732; ended Muslim threat to western Europe. | 1 | |
| 46920089 | Charlemagne | king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor | 2 | |
| 46920090 | Pope Leo III | Who on December 25 800 a.d. crowned Charlemagne as "Emperor of the Romans" | 3 | |
| 46920091 | Gregory of Tours | The bishop of Tours in central Gaul. Wrote "The History of the Franks" | 4 | |
| 46920092 | Louis of Pious | One of Charlemagne's sons who succeeded his father and kept the Carolingian empire together | 5 | |
| 46920093 | Alfred | The leader of the effort to merge into a single larger realm in response to 9th century invasions by Vikings. | 6 | |
| 46920094 | Otto I | king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973) | 7 | |
| 46920095 | Pope Gregory I | 590-604 was most important figure for providing Roman church with sense of direction; "Gregory the Great"; mobilized local resources and organized defense of Rome | 8 | |
| 46920096 | St. Scholastica | sister of St. Benedict who alowed the adaptation of the Rule which soon provided guidence for the religious life of women living in covents | 9 | |
| 46920097 | St. Benedict of Nursia | provided the early monastic movement with discipline and a sense of purpose | 10 | |
| 46920098 | Franks | group of Germanic people who rose to prominence under the leadership of King Clovis | 11 | |
| 46920099 | Aachen | a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders | 12 | |
| 46920100 | Missi dominci | Agents of the Lord King Charlemagne who supervised his "eyes" and "ears" | 13 | |
| 46920101 | Magyars | Muslims who attacked Europe and converted to Christianity and established Hungary | 14 | |
| 46920102 | Vikings | one of a seafaring Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of northern and western from the eighth through the tenth century. | 15 | |
| 46920103 | Holy Roman Empire | the lands ruled by Charlemagne | 16 | |
| 46920104 | lords | People of high rank who received land in exchange for their loyalty | 17 | |
| 46920105 | Retainers | a servant or attendant, especially one in the household of a person of high rank | 18 | |
| 46920106 | Benefice | A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service. | 19 | |
| 46920107 | Manor | the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it) | 20 | |
| 46920108 | serf | (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord | 21 | |
| 46920109 | Heavy Plow | a heavy tool equipped with iron tips that dug into the earth and with a mould-board that turned soil; | 22 | |
| 46920110 | papacy | The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head. (pp. 258, 445) | 23 | |
| 46920111 | monasticism | a way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith | 24 | |
| 46920112 | Benedict's Rule | poverty, chastity, prayer, study, industry, medetation, prayer, and work | 25 |