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Middle ages
vocab
Term | Definition |
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Franks | germanic people who spread from the rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century |
Carolingian | of or relating to the frankish dynasty founded by charlemagne's father |
Holy roman empire | French -German-italian empire begun by charlemagne |
Charlemagne | king of the franks and holy roman emperor |
lord | landowner "landlord" |
fief | a piece of land held under the feudal system |
vassal | a person holding a fief |
serf | a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord |
manor | the landed estate of a lord including the house on it |
crusade | any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11-13th centuries when christians power of europe tried to recapture the holy land from the muslims |
inquisition | a former court of the roman catholic church 1232-1820 created to discover and suppress heresy |
Reconquista | effort to drive muslims out of spain |
Guild | group of skilled workers uniting to improve quality of goods produced and working conditions. |