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MA Vocab
Jasmine Romo
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Resident | Someone who lives or stays in a pace, such as 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 | Is one very large, unbroken area of land. |
| Topography | Arrangement of physical features. |
| Middle Ages | A period between the collapse of the Roman Empire, about A.D. 500, and the beginning of the Modern Age, about A.D. 1500. |
| Medieval | Which means Related to the Middle Ages. |
| Charlemagne | Became king when he was just about 26. He defeated The Saxons. He also encouraged Law and Learning. |
| Diffusion | Spread. |
| Religious Order | A community of men or woman devoted to prayer and service and bound by certain vows. |
| Benedict of Nursia | He was an Italian Monk who founded a monastery. He left Rome to live like a hermit. He also had a lasting affect on Monastic Life. |
| Abbot | The head of Monastery |
| St. Patrick | A British-Born Christian who was sold into slavery. He later Escaped an worked as a Pagan. He founded over 300 churches. |
| 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 | A Christian Warrior's code of behavior. |
| Manor | The self-Sufficient estate of a medieval lord. |