Middle Ages Vocabulary

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Romanization

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The process by which the Latin language and Roman culture became dominant in the western provinces of the Roman Empire.

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Latin

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The language of the Romans.

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Dark Ages

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The first part of the Middle Ages from around 500-1000 A.D.

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Barbarians

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The name given to outsiders by the ancient Greeks; also used by the ancient Romans to describe European tribes.

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Pope

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Head of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Heresy

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An opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred.

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Great Schism

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The separation of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church (1054 CE).

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Merovingians

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Clovis and his successors, who were generally weak Frankish rulers who left the job of governing to palace officials.

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Carolingians

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A series of Frankish rulers including Pepin and Charlemagne lasting from 751 to 987.

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Charles Martel

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A Frankish leader who rallied warriors to push Muslims out of France.