| A | B |
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| Middle ages | 500-1500 AD. Period bt. Ancient times & Modern Period |
| Medival Civilization | Blend of Roman, Christian, & Germanic traditions |
| Franks | Trongest of the Gemanic tribes (modern France and Germany). France gets it's name from them |
| Clovis | First Barbarian King to become a Christian |
| Battle of Alamanni | Clovis wins control of old Western Roman Empire and it united the Franks |
| Charles Martel | "Charles the Hammer". |
| Battle of Tours | Christian armies defeated invading Muslims. Turning point in World History stopped the spread of Islam into Western Europe |
| 1st Battle Knights ever wore Armor | Battle of Tours |
| Feudalism | King rewarded Knights with land for their help |
| Pepin Short | elected King of Franks by nobles (son of Martel) justified churches authority over political rulers for centuries to come |
| Pope | Bishop of Rome |
| Charlemagne | "Holy Barbarian"Charles the Great |
| Charlemagne's 4 Great Contributions to History | United Europe for the 1st time. Spread Christianity (first used missonaries).Carolinggian Renaissance. Feudalism. |
| Tithe | 10% income paid to the church |
| Christmas Day | 800AD |
| Which Pope crowned Charlemagna? | Leo III |
| Founded the Holy Roman Empire | Charlemagne |
| Aix-la-Chapelle | Capital city near Aachen Germany |
| Counts | Representatives who ruled a region |
| Missi Dominici | Lord Messenger |
