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37 Cards in this Set
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What institution was the heart of medieval society? |
the church |
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Which patriarchate rose to preeminence? |
Rome |
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T/F The true universal church and the Roman Catholic Church are synonymous. |
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What term did Catholics apply to Bible characters or to noteworthy Christians? |
saints |
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The Middle Ages became an age of spiritual ignorance because |
people could not read and write |
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Which Catholic doctrine states that the wine and bread become the body and blood of Jesus Christ in the hands of the priest? |
transubstantiation |
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What made the Catholic religion become a matter of works rather than faith? |
sacramental system |
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The most powerful of the Germanic peoples were the |
Franks |
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The true power behind the "do-nothing" kings was the |
mayor of the palace |
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Charlemagne means |
Charles the Great |
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Charlemagne's messengers were called |
missi dominici |
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Charlemagne's educational reforms included |
upgrading literacy renewing interest in the Bible Developing new handwriting |
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What form of government prevailed in western Europe from the ninth to tenth century? |
feudalism |
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What was the basis of wealth and power during the Feudal Age? |
land ownership |
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Which is the correct order for becoming a knight? |
page, squire, knight |
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The strict code of behavior for a knight was called |
chivalry |
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The self-contained farming community controlled by a lord and farmed by his peasants was called a |
manor |
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The demesne was the |
lord's land |
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The majority of those living on a manor were |
serfs |
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Latin translation of the Bible |
Vulgate |
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Catholic term for a religious act that automatically granted grace by its performance |
sacrament |
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nickname for the Merovingian kings |
"do-nothing kings" |
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Carolingian miniscule |
handwriting |
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Treaty of Verdun |
split Charlemagne's kingdom into 3 parts |
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homage |
ceremony in which a man became a vassal and thus became eligible for a fief |
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Peace of God |
decree to knights forbidding the pillaging of her property and extended protection to all noncombatants in society |
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educator from York- Alcuin |
Aix-la-Chapelle- Charlemagne's new capital |
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Victory of the Battle of Tours- Charles Martel |
West Frankland- Charles the Bald |
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"Kings of the Franks"- Clovis |
divided the land with his brothers and also received the title of emperor- Lothair |
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Louis the German- East Frankland |
Pepin the Short- mayor of the palace that became the king |
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fief-a land grant |
aids- financial payment |
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chivalry- strict code of behavior |
feudalism- system of granting land in return for services |
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investiture- symbolic act of handing over land |
lords- landholding nobles |
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subinfeudation- subdivision of land by vassal |
vassal- recipient of an estate |
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Petrine Theory - the theory that Peter was the first pope and was given authority on earth over the church of Christ |
Seven Sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Eucahrist, Holy Orders, Extreme Unction, Penance |
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Secular Clergy- conducted religious services, administered the sacraments and supervised the business of the church |
Benedict- started the first Western monasteries |
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Patrick - took the gospel to Ireland |
Boniface- took the gospel to the Germans |