Chapter 17 Vocab

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Eurasia

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Largest continental area on Earth

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Topography

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Arrangement of natural and artificial physical features of an area.

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Middle Ages

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Period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire (5th century) to the fall of Constantinople (1453), or from c. 1100 to 1453.

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Medieval

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also known as the Middle Ages

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Patrick

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Saint Patrick (5th century CE) is the patron saint of Ireland and a notable Christian missionary.

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A man devoted to a brotherhood's discipline.

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Monk

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Half church, half hospital

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Monastery

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A religious reformer in Italy (late 400s-early 500s), known as the 'father of Western monasticism.'

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Benedict

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Karl and Charles the Great ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814.

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Charlemagne

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Heavily armored soldiers on horseback, affordable only to the wealthiest nobles.

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