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Middle Ages
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feudalism
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monastery
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Convent
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Mayor of the Palace
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Carolingian Dynasty
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monks
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nuns
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The Pope
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Local priests
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Canon law
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Lay investiture
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Papal Curia
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The Crusades
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Saladin
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1. Fall of Rome
2. Invasions
3. Early Plague
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1. Germanic Kingdoms Emerge
2. Rise of feudalism
3. Church power grows
4. Europe becomes rural
5. no emphasis on learning
6. new languages are formed
7. signs of modern European countries appear
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1. becomes leader of the Franks
2. brings Christianity to the region
3. Unites the Franks under 1 Kingdom
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If the battle had been lost, Europe might have
fallen under the control of Muslim’s, this
would have altered World History
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1. wins battles against Muslims, spreads
Christianity
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2. reunites Western Europe
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3. Crowned Emperor by the Pope
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The church became involved in
politics(crowning emperors), used tax money
to raise armies, build roads and help the poor
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Lay investiture – the appointing of church
officials by emperors, kings and nobles
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900 AD
Local priest began to marry against church law,
simony – bishops selling church offices, Lay
investiture
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Social: the Knights were fighting each other
and causing chaos in Europe, this gave them an
opponent and brought some peace to the area
Economic: Crusades gave younger sons a
chance to go a find wealth since they would not
inherit it, merchants financed the Crusades,
made money off the interest
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Political: The Pope would gain territory
instead of the Byzantine Empire gaining it
Spiritual: The opportunity to kill Muslims
which would secure your entrance to heaven
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1st – Urban ordered the Crusade, began in 1903,
on July 15th 1099 Jerusalem was recaptured
2nd – The Europeans attempted to capture the
city of Edessa, while this attempt was being
made Saladin led the Muslims to recapture
Jerusalem
3rd – 3 Monarchs led this crusade, eventual
truce was signed, Muslims keep holy lands,
Christians can visit them freely