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Missi dominici
Men sent out by Charlemagne to check up on the counts
fief
land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
Edict of Milan
a proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire in 313 CE.
Einhard
Charlemagne's biographer
Humors Theory
Theory that the body is made up of four fluids.
bloodletting
belief or practice of draining a quantity of blood to cure illness or disease
Romance languages
Any of the languages derived from Latin including Italian, Spanish, French, and Romanian.
476 CE
Official end of Western Roman Empire
800 CE
Charlemagne Crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope
Emperor Constantine
Founded Constantinople; best known for being the first Christian Roman Emperor.
Pope Leo III
Crowned Charlemagne Emperor on Christmas Day, 800
Pope Gregory I
Sent missionaries amoing other tactics to convert the pagan Germanic tribes
Apostles/Disciples
The 12 men Jesus had chosen to help him in his teachings
The Franks
a Germanic tribe that conquered present-day France and neighboring lands in the 400s
Tacitus
A Roman historian who wrote a somewhat positive account of the Germanic tribes.
Treaty of Verdun
an agreement in 843 that ended power struggle of Charlemagne's 3 grandsons after his death and split the Franks into 3 kingdoms
tithe
Church tax collected from Christians in early times that represented one tenth of their income
Aachen
The capital of Charlemagne's empire
vassal
a holder of land by feudal agreement on conditions of loyalty and military service.
squire
a young nobleman acting as an attendant to a knight before becoming a knight himself
Carolingian Renaissance
Charlemagne's efforts led to a modest revival of learning and culture
Lindisfarne
The first recorded Viking attack/raid in Western Europe in 793 CE.
longships
The Viking vessels that made their raiding so effective.
page
The first stage in a knight's training.
feudalism
A political system in which nobles/lords are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land
Serf
A peasant who is bound to the land of the manor
Monasteries
Christian religious communities centered around pray and work.
Benedict
created the "Rule" which guided life for the monks in the monasteries.
Pax Romana
A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180.
Book of Kells
an example of an illuminated manuscript
primogeniture
the policy or rule where the first born son inherits the title.
bishops
responisible for an area of land, the churches in that area, and act on behalf of the pope.
sacraments
important religious ceremonies such as baptism, marriage, confession, etc...
Chivarly
the code of behavoir which was somewhat, but not really enforced on knights.
ransom
one of the military obligations that vassals and nobles may have to pay.
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