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53 Cards in this Set
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WERGILD
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The amount of money fixed as compensation for the murder or disablement of a person.
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ORDEAL
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Any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
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BISHOPRIC
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The office of a bishop.
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POPE
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Bishops of Rome.
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MONK
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A man who separates himself from ordinary society to dedicate himself to God.
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MONACTICISM
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The practice of living life as a monk.
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MISSIONARY
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People who sent out t carry a religious message.
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NUNS
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Female monks.
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ABBESS
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Leaders of convents where nuns lived.
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CLOVIS
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The person who established the Frankish Kingdom.
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GREGORY 1
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A strong pope in the 6th century who strengthened the power of the papacy and the church.
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SAINT BENEDICT
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A person who wrote a set of rules to guide a community of minks he founded.
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PEPIN
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A chief officer of the Frankish kings household.
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CHARLEMAGNE
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Pepin's son who became the Frankish king.
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CAROLINGIAN EMIRE
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The expansion of the Frankish Kingdom by Charlemagne.
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FEUDALISM
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The holding of lands in fief or fee and on the resulting relations between lord and vassal.
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VASSAL
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A man who served as a lord in a military capacity.
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KNIGHT
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Heavily armored cavalry.
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FIEF
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A grant of land made to a vassal.
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FEUDAL CONTRACT
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Unwritten rules for feudalism.
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TOURNAMENT
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Contests where knights could demonstrate their fighting skills.
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CHIVALRY
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A code of ethics that knights were supposed to uphold.
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MAGYARS
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A people from western Asia.
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HUNGARY
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A place where Magyars settled.
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VIKINGS
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A Germanic people who invaded parts of Europe.
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NORMANDY
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A section of France at the mouth of the Seine River.
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ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE
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One of the most remarkable personalities of twelfth century Europe.
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COMMON LAW
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Law that was common to the hole kingdom.
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MAGNA CARTA
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A document of rights.
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PARLIAMENT
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A representative government with two knights from every county, two people from every town, and all the nobles and bishops throughout England. |
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ESTATES
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Classes consisting of the clergy, the nobles, and the townspeople.
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;William of Normandy |
Defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. Became sole ruler of England. |
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Henry 11 |
Increased the number of criminal cases tried in the kings court. Expanded the kings power. |
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Thomas a Becket |
Archbishop of Canterbury and highest ranking English cleric. |
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Paris |
In France, controlled by the Capetians. |
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Philip 11 Augustus |
Reined from 1180-1223, expanding the French monarchy's kingdom and power. |
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Otto 1 |
A patron of German culture who brought the church under his control. |
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Slavs |
People who formed the Polish and Bohemian kingdoms. |
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Kiev |
Present day Kyiv where a Viking leader named Oleg settled. |
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Alexander Nevsky |
Prince of Novgorod who defeated a German invading army in north western Russia. |
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Justinian |
became Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire in 527 and was determined to reestablish the Roman Empire |
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Constantinople |
A place in the east where the Roman Empire was centered. |
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Palestine |
A part of Justinian's empire. |
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Syria |
A part of Justinian's empire. |
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Balkans |
A place where many problems arose after the mire lost the provinces of Syria and Palestine. |
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Patriarch |
The head of the Eastern Orthodox Church. |
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Schism |
A separation. |
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Crusades |
Expeditions European Christians carried out to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims. |
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Infidels |
Unbelievers. (Muslims) |
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Saint Bernard of Clairvaux |
A monastic leader that made calls for another Crusade. He enlisted two powerful leaders for this crusade but it ended up being a total failure. |
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Saladin |
A Muslim leader who took down the Holy City of Jerusalem. Which caused a 3rd crusade. |
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Pope Innocent the Third |
Initiated the 4th crusade which, after a long time lead the Byzantine army to recapture the city, but they still were not in full control. |
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