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Ch. 15 History Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alps | separates Italy from the rest of Europe. |
| Celts | pushed into Ireland, Wales, and Scotland by the Angles and Saxons. |
| King Clovis | Frankish king who became Catholic. |
| Gregory the Great | sent missionaries throughout Europe to convert to Catholicism. |
| Vikings | people from Scandinavia who invaded Europe. |
| Code of Chivalry | a guide for a knight's good behavior. |
| English Channel | separates Britain and Ireland from the rest of Europe. |
| Domesday Book | a census taken in England by William the Conqueror. |
| King John | signed the Magna Carta in 1215. |
| Edward 1 | called for a meeting of people from different parts of England, which came to be called Parliament. |
| First Crusade | drove Muslims from Jerusalem. |
| Kievan Rus | a group of small territories in eastern Europe ruled by Vikings. |
| Crusades | were a holy war launched by Catholics against Muslim Turks. |
| Moscow | became an important city because it was a trading center. |
| Hildegard of Bingen | |
| Thomas Aquinas | |
| Francis of Assisi |