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charlemagne king of franks from 768 to 814....he united much of france, germany and northern italy in one frankish empire, crowned emperor of the roman people in 800.
papal states territories in central itlay contorolled by the popes from 756-1870
counts title of nobillity, in charlemagne empire, chosen officials who ruled parts of the empire in his name.
navigation the guidance of ships from place to place.
sagas long stories, written in the early 1200s, about great icelandic heroes and event.
leif eriksson was a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North..
knights in medieval europe, nobles who were members of a lord heavily armored cavalry.
fief a grant of land from a lord to a vassal
vassal im=n medieval europe, a person granted land from a lord in return for services
feudal system a political and social system based on granting of land in exchange for loyalty, military assistance, and other service
fealty the loyalty owed by a vassal to his feudal lord
manorial an econmic system in the middle ages that was bulit around large estates calles manors.
serfs peasant who were legally bound to their lord land
alfred the great king of wessex from 871 to 899 he defeated danish invaders and united anglo saxon england under his control. he compiled a code of laws and promoted learning.
william the conqueror king of england from 1060 to 1087, he was a powerful french noble who conquered england and brought feudalism to england.
domesday book the written record of English landowners and their property made by order of william the conqueror
eleanor of aquitanie Queen of France and england, she was one of the most powerful women in europe during the middle ages
magna carta a charter agreed to by King john of England that granted nobles certain rights and restricted the king power
parliament the govering body of england
hugh capet King of France from 987 to 996, elected by frankish nobles to succed king louis V, he founded the capetian dynasty, which ruled france for 300 years.
otto the great King of Germany 936 to 973 and holy roman emperor, he defeated the magyar army, which ended the magyar raids in the mid 900s
reconquista the effort of Christian leader to drive the muslims out of spain, occurring between the 1100s and 1492
piety is a virtue that can mean religious devotion
pontificate papel term in office
pope gregory VII roman catholic pope, his assertion of church power to appoint bishops led him into conflict with holy roman emperor henry IV, who claimed the poer for himself
henry IV King of France from 1589 to 1601, he issued the edict of nantes, which permitted protestant worship, in order to restore peace to frace.
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