| A | B |
|---|
| Kush | Upper Nile River (below Egypt) |
| Great Zimbabwe | Capital of Zimbabwe |
| Ezana | Axum King that converted to Christianity |
| Mansa Musa | Mali king that took a pilgrimmage to Mecca |
| Gold and Salt | Trade items for West Africa |
| Timbuktu | Captial city for West Africa (center for trade and learning) |
| Catholic Church | Unfying force of Western Europe |
| Charles Martel | Beat Muslims at the Battle of Tours and stopped the spread of Islam |
| Charlemagne | Crowned Holy Roman Emperor |
| Parish Priests | served the social and religious needs of the church. |
| Vikings | came from Scandinavis settled in Russia |
| Magyars | came from central Asia settled in Hungary |
| Feudal System | Set up to provide protection. |
| Missionaries | people who go and convert people to christianity. |
| Fief | land given to nobles by the king. |
| Pope | Person who crowned Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor |
| monasteries | places that preserved Greco-Roman culture during the middle ages. |
