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Europe vocab
Europe Vocab in the Early Middle Ages Michael Alonso
Term | Definition |
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Resident | Someone who lives or stays in a place, such as in a country. |
Collapse | To become too weak to continue. |
Institute | To introduce or start a system or rule. |
Convert | To change from one form to another, such as from one religion to another. |
Involve | To include something. |
Role | Position that someone has in a society. |
landmass | One very large, unbroken area of land. |
Topograghy | Arrangement of physical features. |
Middle Ages | The period between the collapse of the Roman Empire, about A.D. 500. |
Medieval | Related to the Middle Ages. |
Charlemagne | One of the most famous rulers of the early Middle Ages. |
Diffusion | Spread. |
Religious Order | A community of men or women devoted to prayer and service and bound by certain vows. |
Benedict of Nursia | An Italian Monk. |
Abbot | The head of the Monastery. |
St.Patrick | A British-born Christian. |
Sacraments | Sacred rites of the Church. |
Fief | Grant of land. |
Serf | Peasants who were legally "tied" to the lord's land and could not leave it. |
Chivalry | Christian Warrior's code of behavior. |
Manor | The self-sufficient estate of a medieval lord. |