world history ch. 7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Clovis | King of Franks; conquered Gaul; earned support of Gaul and Church of Rome by converting; Ruled lands in Frankish custom but kept Roman legacy |
| franks | group of Germanic people who rose to prominence under the leadership of King Clovis |
| medieval | as if belonging to the Middle Ages |
| Charles Martel | the Frankish commander for the battle of Tours. He defeated the Muslimsin the Battle of Tours, allowing Christianity to survive throughout the Dark Ages. He in a way started Feudalism by giving land to his knights that served for him. |
| battle of tours | battle in which charles martel defeated the muslims |
| Charlemagne | King of the Franks (r. 768-814); emperor (r. 800-814). Through a series of military conquests he established the Carolingian Empire, which encompassed all of Gaul and parts of Germany and Italy. Illiterate, though started an intellectual revival. (250) |
| Magyars | One of the barbarian group known as Hungarian nomads. |
| Vikings | one of a seafaring Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of northern and western from the eighth through the tenth century. |
| feudalism | a political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service |
| vassals | person granted land by a feudal lord in return for services |
| feudal contract | an unwritten set of rules that determined the relationship between a lord and his vassal - the major obligation was to perform military service (40 days a year) |
| fief | land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service |
| knight | originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry |
| tournament | a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize |
| chivalry | the medieval knight's code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women |
| troubadour | A traveling poet and musician of the Middle Ages. |
| manor | the mansion of the lord of the manor |
| serf | (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord |
| sacrament | Christian rites, a solemn rite of Christian Churches |
| benedictine rule | Set of rules that govern monk's lives |
| secular | concerning those not members of the clergy |
| papal supremacy | authority of medieval popes over all secular rulers |
| canon law | the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church |
| excommunication | The taking away of a person's right of membership in a Christian church |
| interdict | to forbid or stop the activities or entry of |
| friar | A traveling monk who preached and spread church ideas to the poor and lived by begging |
| St. Francis of Assisi | founded the first group of friars, the franciscans |
| charter | a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights |
| capital | wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value |
| partnership | the members of a business venture created by contract |
| tenant farmer | a farmer who works land owned by someone else |
| middle class | A social class made up of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers |
| guild | a formal association of people with similar interests |
| apprentice | works for an expert to learn a trade |
| journeyman | a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft |
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