Middle Ages

Middle Ages

• A Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements
• The Turkish Muslim that defeated the Crusaders in the 2nd crusade
• The medieval period in Europe from 500-1500 CE
• Mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lords' land

Secular

• The person who receives a fief
• The Duke of Normandy that invaded and conquered England
• (732 CE) European victory over Muslims. It halted Muslim movement into Western Europe.
• Worldly, or not connected to the church

Franks

• Germanic group located in the former Roman province of Gaul
• The teenager that fought for France because she had seen a vision from God
• (732 CE) European victory over Muslims. It halted Muslim movement into Western Europe.
• "rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome

Charlemagne

• The first Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Great
• The lord's estate
• the practice of lending money at really high rates
• Mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lords' land

Monasteries

• A legal system based on custom and court rulings that applies to everyone
• Germanic group located in the former Roman province of Gaul
• Religious community where monks and nuns lived
• Mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lords' land

Vassal

• An assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes, in France.
• The person who receives a fief
• (732 CE) European victory over Muslims. It halted Muslim movement into Western Europe.
• The English King that made a truce with Saladin in the Third Crusade

Knights

• Mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lords' land
• The first Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Great
• led by William the conquerer, the Normand's invaded and conquered England
• The medieval period in Europe from 500-1500 CE

Manor

• A legal system based on custom and court rulings that applies to everyone
• a machine for printing text or pictures from type or plates.
• The first Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Great
• The lord's estate

Lord

• The Turkish Muslim that defeated the Crusaders in the 2nd crusade
• Landowner who granted land
• This group of invaders originated in Scandinavia. While they are well-known for being fierce warriors, they were also very impressive seafarers. They were the first to reach the Americas
• During the late 15th century, they became King and Queen of a united Spain after centuries of Islamic domination. Together, they made Spain a strong Christian nation and also provided funding to overseas exploration, notably Christopher Columbus.

Fief

• Church law
• A medieval organization of crafts workers or trades people.
• a Germanic tribe that conquered present-day France and neighboring lands in the 400s
• A piece of land