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Ch 8 Princeton Hall
Mr. Sakolic 2007 WL summer schl, Ch. 8 -The Early Middle Ages_Princeton Hall
| vocab word | definition |
|---|---|
| secular | having to do with the world and not religion |
| simony | selling of Church offices |
| tenant farmers | farmers who paid rent for their land |
| usury | lending money with interest |
| guild | associations formed by merchants and artisans |
| journeyman | salaried workers for masters |
| missi dominissi | gov. official(policeman) for Charlemagne, traveled to check: roads, listen to complaints, and enforce justice |
| vassals | lesser lords |
| fief | estate |
| knight | mounted warrior |
| Troubador | wandering poet |
| serf | peasant bound to the land |
| tithe | church "tax" = to 1/10th of income. |
| Alcuin | Hired scholars to preserveancient writings |
| Charlemagne | Spent his reign fighting battles, spreading Christianity, and promoting learning |
| Clovis | Germanic ruler, converted to Christianity |
| Islam | followers of Muhammed began ~~622AD |
| Muslims | believers in Islam |
| Treaty of Verdun | divided Charlemagne's empire into 3 parts |
| Benedictine Rule | 1) poverty. 2) chastity. 3) obedience to abbot or abbess. |