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The period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West | Middle Ages |
a style of architecture that florished during the high and late medieval ages | Gothic |
A form of combat between two knights | Jousting |
characterized by fever, delirium, and the formation of buboes, caused by the bacterium. In early 1300's. | Bubonic plague |
Relating of belonging to the middle ages | Medieval |
Known as Karl and Charles the Great, was a medieval emperor who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814. | Charlemagne |
The Holy Roman Empire was a varying complex of lands that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe | Holy Roman Empire |
Is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government | Tithe |
The church had a great influence over the people. The peasants believed that the harder they worked, the more of their money they gave to the church, and the more they served the church, the better the after-life would be for them. | The Church |
Muslims predominate in some 30-40 countries, from Atlantic eastward to Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern Africa into central Asia and south to the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent | Islamic world |
The kings and lords lived in castles and were attended to by their personal servants | Vassals |
The Middle Ages refers to a time in European history from 400-1500 AD. It occurred between the fall of the Roman Empire. | Renaissance |
The principal church of a diocese, with which the bishop is officially associated. | Cathedral |
a term used in certain religions, especially Christianity or Islam. | Infiedels |
Poor people who worked for the King | Surfs |
A man who belongs to the noble class. | Noblemen |
This meant they believed God made them the King, and their kingdom was passed down through generations. | Divine right |
A person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a monarch or other political leader | Knights |
During much of the Middle Ages, people in Europe were fighting against the Islamic Empire to take back the Eastern Mediterranean, especially Jerusalem, for the Christian religion. | Crusades |
the rise of the Gothic style in the 13 century or depending on the region | Romanesque |
The Feudal system was the law of the land, and the way that the upper class maintained control over the lower class. | Feudal |
The King granted land to noblemen and bishops. | Fiefs |