6th grade ch14 vocabulary
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| Europe | a continent to the north of Africa, connected to Asia in western Russia.
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| Ural Mountains | a mountain range that separates Eastern Europe from Asia.
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| North European Plain | the northern part of the Great European Plain.
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| Volga River | the longest river in Europe.
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| Danube River | Europe's second longest river.
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| Rhine River | the main river of the busiest inland system of waterways in the western part of Europe.
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| England | the southernmost and largest part of the island of Great Britain.
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| Scandinavia | a northwestern region of Europe; includes the nations of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.
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| Runnymede | place where King John agreed to a set of promises instead of face deeat.
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| Charlemagne | King of the Franks who was later crowned emperor of the former Roman Empire in western Europe.
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| William the Conqueror | Norman king who conquered England in 1066.
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| King John | English king whose lords forced him to agree to the Maga Carta in 1215, which limited royal power.
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| Domesday Book | a book made in 1086 that helped King William keep track of all the people and property in England.
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| Middle Ages | a period in European history that lasted from c.500 to c.1500.
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| Magna Carta | an English charter that limited royal power.
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| Christine de Pisan | medieval woman who earned a living by writing poetry and woman rights.
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| monk | man who devotes his life to religion and lives in a monastery.
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| nun | woman who devotes her life to religion and lives in a convent.
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| monastery | community where monks live, study, and pray.
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| convent | community of nuns.
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| missionary | person who teaches a religion to people with different beliefs.
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| monarch | king or queen who is a supreme leader.
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| serf | person who lived on and farmed feudal land.
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| knight | feudal warrior trained and prepared to fight on horseback.
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| chivalry | knight's code of behavior.
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| guild | group of craftspeople or merchants who are united by a common interest.
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| lady | woman of nobility.
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| feudalism | social, political, and economic system used in the Middle Ages.
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| manor system | way to manage feudal lands.
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| three-field rotation | system whereby the planting of crops on manor lands alternates between three fields.
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