early middle ages
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Section 2 pg 500
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 middle ages | a period that lasted from about 500 to about 1500 |
| medieval | Ages is the medieval period, from the latin words for " middle age." |
| patrick | who took it upon himself to teach people about christianity. |
| monks | were religious men who lived apart fropm society in isolated communities |
| monasteries | communities of monks |
| benedict | Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547), create set of rules for monks to follow |
| charlemagne | King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe, great patron of leterature and learning , king of the franks |
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