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MIDDLE AGES!!!! World History Vocabulary: Chapter 7 The Rise of Europe, 500 - 1300 Section 1: • Clovis – a warrior king of the Franks who established a kingdom in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman empire • medieval – the culture of the Middle Ages • Franks – a Germanic tribe that conquered present-day France and neighboring lands in the 400s • Charles Martel – a Frankish leader who rallied warriors to push Muslims out of France • battle of Tours – a battle in which Christians stopped the Muslim advance into Western Europe • Charlemagne – the grandson of Charles Martel; he briefly united Western Europe when he built an empire stretching across France and Germany • Magyars – nomadic people who overran Eastern Europe and parts of Western Europe after A.D. 900 • Vikings – farmers and expert sailors from Scandinavia who raided European river towns starting in the late 700s Section 2: • feudalism – a loosely organized system of rule in which powerful local lords divided their landholdings among lesser lords • vassal – a lesser lord in the system of feudalism • feudal contract – an exchange of pledges that created the political and economic relationship between lords and vassals • fief – an estate • knight – a mounted warrior • tournament – a mock battle fought by knights • chivalry – a code of conduct adopted by knights which required them to be brave, loyal, and true to their word • troubadour – a wandering musician • manor – a lord’s estate • serf – peasant on a manor Section 3: • sacrament – a sacred right of the Church • Benedictine Rule – regulations for monastic life created by a monk named Benedict and used by monasteries and convents across Europe • secular – nonreligious; having to do with the worldly, rather than the religious • papal supremacy – authority of the pope over all secular rulers, including kings and emperors • canon law – the body of laws developed by the Church • excommunication – the penalty of throwing someone out of the Church and forbidding them from receiving sacraments or a Christian burial • interdict – an order excluding an entire town, region, or kingdom from receiving most sacraments and Christian burial • friar – a monk who, rather than living in a monastery, traveled and preached to the poor • St. Francis of Assisi – a wealthy Italian who gave up his comfortable life and founded the first order of friars Section 4: • charter – a written document that set out the rights and privileges of a town • capital – money for investment • partnership – a group of merchants who pooled their funds to finance a large-scale venture • tenant farmer – a farmer who paid rent for his land • middle class – a new social class ranked between nobles and peasants • guild – an association of merchants or artisans • apprentice – a trainee • journeyman – a salaried worker World History Vocabulary: Chapter 7 The Rise of Europe, 500 - 1300 Section 1: • Clovis • medieval • Franks • Charles Martel • battle of Tours • Charlemagne • Magyars • Vikings Section 2: • feudalism • vassal • feudal contract • fief • knight • tournament • chivalry • troubadour • manor • serf Section 3: • sacrament • Benedictine Rule • secular • papal supremacy • canon law • excommunication • interdict • friar • St. Francis of Assisi Section 4: • charter • capital • partnership • tenant farmer • middle class • guild • apprentice • journeyman