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Middle Ages
Blue Team--Middle Ages
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| power vacuum | absence of political power and organization |
| manor system | economic system of the Middle Ages |
| feudalism | social/political system of the Middle Ages |
| manor | land owned by a wealthy noble and farmed by peasants |
| self suffucient | able to take care of yourself |
| winepress | technology for pressing grapes |
| three field system | two fields planted, one left fallow |
| fallow | unplanted or empty |
| crop rotation | planting different crops every year |
| iron plow | technology used used to prepare fields |
| horse harness | allowed peasants to guide horse and plow |
| feudalism | land, military service, and loyalty |
| feudalism | replaced Roman Empire by 800 |
| Kingdom of the Franks | 1st great kingdom of the Middle Ages |
| Clovis | converted to Christianity, 496 |
| Charles Martel | defeated Muslims at Battle of Tours, 732 |
| Charlemagne | his kingdom filled the power vacuum of Rome |
| Missi Dominci | "messengers of the King" |
| Charlemagne | crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope |
| kings and popes | fought for power in the Middle Ages |
| salvation | everlasting life in Heaven |
| damnation | everlasting life in Hell |
| Sacraments | important religious ceremonies of the catholic Church |
| priests | clergy in local churches |
| bishops | clergy in cities and towns |
| arch bishops | clergy in large regions |
| cardinals | clergy in Rome |
| Pope | Bishop of Rome |
| Canon Law | laws of the Catholic Church |
| Excommunication | removal from the Catholic Church |
| Interdict | sacraments were forbidden in king's land |
| Clergy | Church officials |