| A | B |
| Hohenstaufen | The line of kings Frederick Barbarossa came from |
| Saladin | The sultan of Egypt that united the Muslims against the Crusaders |
| Gothic | describes churches that have tall walls and large, pointed windows |
| Battle of Tours | The battle in which Charles Martel defeataed the Muslims |
| Council of Toulouse | made it ellegal for anyone bgut the church to own a Bible |
| Waldensians | nolt included as one of the monastic orders |
| Christmas Day, 800 | Charlemagne was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" |
| Charlemagne | Created the largest empire since the Roman Empire |
| "pope" | father |
| feudalism | way of life based upon the owndership and use of land |
| Gehard Grotte | began the Brethren of the Common Life |
| Petrine | The theory that stated that Christ founded His church on Peter, not Himself |
| Black Death | The Plague that killed 1/3 to 1/2 the population of Europe |
| Prague | The oldest German university was located here |
| scholasticism | combining Greek philosophy with Roman theology |
| Otto the Great | instrumental in founding the Holy Roman Empire |
| Bacon | early medieval scientist from England |
| Salerno | First medieval university was established here |
| The third crusade | led by great kings, including Richard I |
| sacraments | sacred acts that "earned" God's grace |
| Mayor of the Palace | had much power during Merovingian rule |
| Leonardo da vinci | painted "The Last Supper" |
| "going to Canossa" | submission to the pope |
| demesne | the lord's land worked by the serfs |
| First Crusade | Established four kingdoms in Palestine |
| Wycliffe | "Morning Star of the Reformation" |
| Bohemia | where John Huss preached the truth of God's Word |
| monasticism | withdrawing from society |
| Vikings | invaders from Scandinavia that pillaged the coastline of Europe and England |
| Chaucer | wrote "The Canterbury Tales" |
| Great Schism | a time of rival popes within the Roman church |
| Pepin | gave the Papal States a huge amount of land in central Italy |
| Dante | wrote "Divine Comedy" |
| Aquinas | promoted scholasticism and Thomism |
| Clovis | began the Merovingian line of kings |
| 1440 | year the mmovable-type printing press was invented |
| chivalry | the code of conduct for knights and nobility of the Middle Ages |
| Savonarola | fiery preacher in Florence |
| Gregory | first medieval pope |
| wool | Flanders was known for this |
| Verdun | The treaty that divided Charlemagne's empire into three parts |
| Machiavelli | author of "The Prince" |
| Thomas a Kempis | wrote "The Imitation of Christ" |
| friars | monks that preach and do missionary work |
| Michelangelo | Sculptor of David and Moses |
| Innocent III | Under this pope the papacy attained its zenith of power and prestige |
| Patrick | famous missionary that took the gospel to Ireland |
| Bernard of Clairvaux | preached for the Second Crusade |
| Medici | poweful banking family in Florence |
| guild | association of trade unions |
| Raphael | painted "School of Athens" |
| breviary | service and worship book |
| patron | supporter of the arts |
| fief | piece of land owned by the lord |
| burgher | middle class town |