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Duban Ch 9 Sect 1-2
World history Chapter 9 Sections 1,2 Test practice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| the Franks | conquered the former Roman province of Gaul |
| werguild | payment to the family of a person injured |
| Pope | bishop of Rome |
| Battle of Tours | stopped the Muslim advance into Western Europe |
| Monks and nuns served the community by: | providing basic social services such as hospitals |
| Vows made by monks who join a monastery | poverty, obedience, chastity |
| Scriptorium | writing rooms of Carolingian monks |
| Clovis | prayed for a victory, won, and then converted to Christianity. |
| Vikings became civilized by: | settling in Normandy and converting to Christianity |
| Feudalism developed in response to a need for: | protection |
| Characteristics of chivalry: | Fairness when fighting, Defense of the Church, Respect for noblewomen |
| Noblewomen had: | an active role in feudal society |
| Castle protection from enemies | moat |
| Most important gift a lord could give a vassal: | land |
| Dark Ages | 500-800 |
| United the Franks and became their first Christian king | Clovis |
| Influenced European politics | Eleanor of Aquitaine |
| Middle Ages | 500-1500 |
| Led the Franks at the Battle of Tours | Charles Martel |
| Date Charlemagne was crowned emperor | 800 |
| Founded a monastery focused on education | Hilda of Whitby |
| United western Europe under his rule | Charlemagne |
| Date of the Battle of Tours | 732 |
| Developed the rules for monastic life | St. Benedict |
| abbot | head of a monastery |
| Troubadors | spread romantic tales of noble knights |
| Hungary | place where the Magyars settled |
| Papal states | area around the city of Rome that the Pope ruled |
| fief | the land controlled by a noble |
| ordeal | a physical test to used to prove guilt or innocence |
| tournaments | contests where knights demonstrated their fighting skills |