someone who lives or stays in a place, such as in a country

to introduce or start a system or rule

to change from one form to another, such as from one religion to another

position that someone has in a society

in fact, a glance at the globe shows that the Eurasian landmass is one very large, unbroken area of land

Europe has a wide variation in its topography, or arrangement of physical features

the Germanic migrations signaled the beginning of a new period of European history known as the middle ages

historians also use the term medieval, which means related to middle ages , to describe this period

history knows him as Charlemagne, or Charles the great

you will read about the diffusion, or spread, of Christianity throughout Europe after the fall of the western roman empire

a religious order is a community of men or women devoted to prayer and service and bound by certain vows

an Italian monk named Benedict of nursia had a lasting effect on monastic life

the abbot, or head of the monastery, would then decide whether the man was worthy to join the order

one of the earliest-and most famous-missionaries was a British-born Christian named St. Patrick

they also had to observed the sacraments

a lord gave a fief, or grant of land, to a loyalfollower

serfs were peasents who were legally ''tied'' to the lord's land and could not leave it

a knight was expected to act according to the principles of chivalry

a manor was the self-sufficient estate of a medieval lord

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Term	Definition
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
invole	to include something
role	position that someone has in a society
landmass	in fact, a glance at the globe shows that the Eurasian landmass is one very large, unbroken area of land
topography	Europe has a wide variation in its topography, or arrangement of physical features
middle ages	the Germanic migrations signaled the beginning of a new period of European history known as the middle ages
medieval	historians also use the term medieval, which means related to middle ages , to describe this period
Charlemagne	history knows him as Charlemagne, or Charles the great
diffusion	you will read about the diffusion, or spread, of Christianity throughout Europe after the fall of the western roman empire
religious order	a religious order is a community of men or women devoted to prayer and service and bound by certain vows
Benedict of nursia	an Italian monk named Benedict of nursia had a lasting effect on monastic life
abbot	the abbot, or head of the monastery, would then decide whether the man was worthy to join the order
St. Patrick	one of the earliest-and most famous-missionaries was a British-born Christian named St. Patrick
sacraments	they also had to observed the sacraments
fief	a lord gave a fief, or grant of land, to a loyalfollower
serfs	serfs were peasents who were legally ''tied'' to the lord's land and could not leave it
chivalry	a knight was expected to act according to the principles of chivalry
manor	a manor was the self-sufficient estate of a medieval lord

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