Europe Vocab: Middle Ages

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A system of economic, social, and political organization based on the medieval manor which included buildings, churches, food, and an army.

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manorialism

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Empire founded by Charlemagne which lasted from the mid-800s to the early 1800's

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Holy Roman Empire

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One of the contenders for the English throne in 1066, became the first Norman king of England.

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William the Conqueror

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Highest office in the Roman Catholic Church

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Pope

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King of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Emperor, he united much of Western Europe.

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Charlemagne

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A document that King John was forced to sign, which protected the rights of the people, limited the power of the monarch, established the rule of law, and the right to trial by jury.

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Magna Carta

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the office or authority of the Pope

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papacy

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Large house with lands; the principal house of a landed estate.

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manor

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the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service.

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Feudalism

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Medieval principles governing the conduct of a knight

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Chivalry