The Rise of Europe Ch 7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Clovis | Warrior King of the Franks |
| medieval | Latin for middle ages |
| Franks | Germanic tribe of farmers and herders |
| Charles Martel | Defended against invading Muslims |
| battle of Tours | 732 victory signaled God was on their side |
| Charlemagne | Son of Martels his empire spanned France, Germany and Italy |
| Magyars | Nomadic people who settled in present day Hungary |
| Vikings | Scandinavian warriors |
| feudalism | system of rule in which powerful local lords divided landholdings among lesser lords |
| vassal | lesser lords loyal to the greater lords |
| feudal contract | exchange of pledges |
| fief | an estate |
| knight | a mounted warrior |
| tournament | mock battles to test fighting skills |
| chivalry | high standards for code of conduct |
| troubadour | wandering musician |
| manor | lords estate |
| serf | another name for a peasant |
| sacrament | sacred rites of the church |
| Benedictine Rule | rules regulating monastic life |
| secular | worldly force |
| papal supremacy | authority over all secular rulers |
| canon law | the Church's body of laws |
| excommunication | disallowing the receiving of sacraments or Christian burial condemning them to hell |
| interdict | an order excluding a group from receiving sacraments and Christian burial |
| friar | monks who traveled around preaching to the poor |
| St. Francis of Assisi | wealthy Italian who founded the Franciscans |
| charter | written document setting out the rights and privileges of a town |
| capital | money |
| partnership | groups of merchants joining together to do business |
| tenant farmer | those who paid rent for land |
| middle class | rank between nobles and peasants |
| guild | association of merchants, traders and artisans |
| apprentice | a trainee to a guild master |
| journeyman | salaried workers |
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