Flashcard: German Conversions & Feudalism

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Lamented the fall of Rome while translating the Bible into the Latin Vulgate.

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Jerome

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Not requiring pagans to destroy their worship places or sacred festivals is an example of which evangelical strategy?

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accommodation

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Boniface questioned pagan leaders to expose inconsistencies and superstitions. Which evangelical strategy is this?

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reasoning

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Frankish chief who converted during a losing battle, establishing the first Christian kingdom in Europe.

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Clovis

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Principle at the heart of feudalism?

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Protection and contract.

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Feudalism component involving fiefs to a vassal?

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investiture

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Region that produced many Christian missionaries: Augustine, Boniface, Patrick.

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Britain

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Ruler known for raising educational standards and preserving Roman learning:

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Charlemagne

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In the vacuum after Rome's fall, what provided social and cultural stability?

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Christian Church