vocabulary and lu

SecLlon 1
1 Medleval meanlng mlddle age" Luropean clvlllzaLlon LhaL blended Creco8oman Cermanlc and
ChrlsLlan LradlLlons
2 mlssl domlnlcl offlclals senL Lo check on roads llsLen Lo grlevances and see LhaL [usLlce was done
kepL conLrol of provlnclal rulers
3 currlculum formal course of sLudy based on LaLln learnlng lL lncluded grammar rheLorlc loglc
arlLhmeLlc geomeLry muslc and asLronomy
A Clovls (486) klng of Lhe lranks conquered Lhe former 8oman provlnce of Caul 8uled new lands
accordlng Lo lranklsh whlle preservlng 8oman legacy ConverLed Lo ChrlsLlanlLy earnlng Caul's supporL
and Lhe ChrlsLlan Church of 8ome
8 Charlemagne (800) bullL an emplre across lrance Cermany and parL of lLaly Charles Lhe CreaL
ChrlsLlan emperor of Lhe 8omans ConverLed many Saxons and Slavs lmproved Lhe decllnlng educaLlon
C Alculn creaLed a currlculum and hlred scholars Lo copy anclenL manuscrlpLs lncludlng Lhe 8lble and
LaLln works of hlsLory and sclence
u 1reaLy of verdun 843 creaLed by Charlemagne's grandsons afLer baLLllng for power for nearly 30
years LhaL spllL Lhe emplre lnLo Lhree reglons


SecLlon 2
4 feudallsm loosely organlzed sysLem of rule ln whlch powerful local lords dlvlded Lhelr landholdlngs
among lesser lords
3 vassallesser lords LhaL pledged servlce and loyalLy Lo Lhe greaLer lord
6 flef esLaLe LhaL lords granLed Lhelr vassals
7 knlghL mounLed warrlor
8 chlvalry requlred for knlghLs Lo be brave loyal and Lrue Lo Lhelr word
9 Lroubadour wanderlng poeLs LhaL adopLed Lhe vlew for women Lo be proLecLed and cherlshed
10 manor lord's esLaLe
11 serf peasanLs LhaL were bound Lo Lhe land


SecLlon 3
12 sacramenL sacred rlLes of Lhe Church were admlnlsLered by Lhe prlesL Lo care for Lhe souls of hls
parlshloners and celebraLed masses
13 1lLhe Lo supporL lLself and lLs parlshes Lhe Church requlred ChrlsLlans Lo pay a Lax equal Lo a LenLh
of Lhelr lncome
14 Secular worldly Lhe Church became Lhe mosL powerful force ln medleval Lurope
13 papal supremacy auLhorlLy over all secular rulers clalmed by medleval popes
16 cannon lawLhe medleval's Church own body of laws as well as lLs own courL Applled Lo rellglous
Leachlngs Lhe clergy marrlages and morals
17 excommunlcaLlon mosL severe and Lerrlfylng punlshmenL for dlsobeylng Lhe cannon law eople
could noL recelve Lhe sacramenLs or a ChrlsLlan burlal
18 lnLerdlcL punlshmenL a powerful noble who opposed Lhe Church could face ad order excludlng an
enLlre Lown reglon or klngdom from recelvlng mosL sacramenLs even burlal
19 slmony selllng of Church offlces rohlblLed along wlLh marrlage for prlesL by ope Cregory vll ln
1073
20 frlar monk who dld noL llve ln lsolaLed monasLerles buL Lraveled around Lurope's growlng Lowns
preachlng Lo Lhe poor
21 anLlSemlLlsm pre[udlce agalnsL !ews
L 8enedlcLlne 8ule
l Cluny
C lrancls of Asslsl
P uomlnlcans
l 8egulnes