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Early Middle Ages

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What became more important as the Roman Empire declined?   Roman Catholic church  
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What signals the beginning of the Middle Ages?   fall of the Western Roman Empire  
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Who invaded and caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire?   Germanic tribes  
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Charles I helped the pope get rid of a gang of Romans, and the pope rewarded him by naming him ______.   Holy Roman Emperor  
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Monks in the Middle Ages spent their days doing what three things?   working the land, praying, and copying texts  
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What system was created to protect people in Europe from invaders during the Middle Ages?   feudalism  
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powerful, rich man who owns land   lord  
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someone who manages a chunk of land for a lord and pledges his military service to the lord   vassal  
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a peasant who is tied to the land (but not a slave)   serf  
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What groups moved north into the British Isles?   Angles and Saxons  
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What group moved from Central Asia into Hungary?   Magyars  
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men who lived in monasteries   monks  
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Frankish leader who defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours (real name)   Charles Martel  
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advisor of the pope   cardinal  
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head of a local parish   parish priest  
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done by priests: marriage, last rites   sacraments  
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head of the archdiocese   archbishop  
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head of a smaller diocese   bishop  
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Charlemagne's name before he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor   Charles I  
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the land granted to a vassal from a lord   fief  
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Frankish king who converted to Christianity and allied himself with the pope   Clovis  
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the lord's estate   manor  
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Pope who crowned Charles I   Leo III  
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Where did the Vikings come from?   Scandinavia  
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Charles Martel's nickname   Charles the Hammer  
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Books illustrated by monks   Illuminated Texts  
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geographic area with Catholic churches   diocese  
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the area the Franks invaded was formerly known as this   Gaul  
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Charles I's name after he was crowned by Pope Leo III   Charlemagne  
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The name of the empire that Charlemagne ruled   Holy Roman Empire  
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The treaty that divided the Holy Roman Empire into three parts   Treaty of Verdun  
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What does Charlemagne mean/translate to?   Charles the Great  
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What is the Latin name for Charlemagne?   Carolus Magnus  
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