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| Roman Catholic Church | the western church, headed by the pope, became known, it grew stronger and wealthier during the middle ages |
| Benedictine Rule | a monk named Benedict founded the monastery of Monte Cassino in Italy, he set up rules to regulate life there |
| Cluny | a monastery set up in eastern France, to set out to end abuses |
| Francis of Assisi | founded the first order of friars, the Franciscans |
| Dominicans | dedicated themselves to educating people about Church doctrines and disputing the ideas of the heretics |
| Beguines | made up of women who gave their dowry to the Church |
| secular | having to do w/wordly, rather than religious matters |
| sacrament | sacred ritual of the Roman Catholic Church |
| canon law | body of laws of a church |
| excommunication | exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church laws |
| interdict | in the Roman Catholic Church, excommunication of an entire region, town or kingdom |
| tithe | tax equal to a tenth of their incomes |
| anti-Semitism | prejudice against Jews |
| what yrs did Charlemagne rule from? | 768-814 AD |
| what does Missi Dominici mean? | "Lord's messengers" |
| what are the 7 sacrements of the Church? | Baptism, Holy Eucharist, Confirmation, Penance, Ordination, Matrimony, Extreme unction |
| What are the 4 levels of the church? | the Pope, Archbishop, bishop, and Parish Priest |
| what are the social roles of the church? | hospitals, education, poor houses, and no divorce |
| Africa | 2nd largest continent |
| Climate Zones | Rainforest-less than 5% is tropical rain forest-near equator |
| What is the largest area of Savannah? | African Savanna, or grassy plains |
| Savannah | cattle raising is primary occupation, and has fertile soil but is subject to large droughts |
| what are Dry Steppes? | long dry grasslands |
| 2 major deserts | Sahara desert, and Kalahari and Nambib deserts |
| Kingdom of Ghana | Neolithic villages that evolved over time grew into towns |
| Gold and Salt dominated trade. Why salt? | When in a drought, it will retain water moisture |
| Ghana | 800 AD |
| located Ghana | b/t Niger and Senegal rivers |
| Emperor | Elaborate ceremonies/considered semi-divine |
| emperor | power rested on gold trade/owned all gold mines |
| Women | high status/held some positions of poer |
| Ghana waqs overwhelmed by__ | Muslim invaders in 1050 an dbecame an Islamic Kingdom |
| What yr did the Maya civilization begin? | 750 AD |
| What era of histor was Europe in at the time of the Maya? | Dark Ages |
| What was the Tecab? How big was it? | The biggest Mayan city, 4000 people, metropolis, and covered the size of manhatten |
| In what manner did the Maya disappear? | cities were deserted |
| Who are the ancestors of the Maya? | Acheiatic people. |
| What are the dates for the Classic Maya Period? | 250-930 AD |
| who first discovered and wrote about the classic Maya? | John Llyod STevens, 1840 |
| What was the purpose of the great Maya pyramid? | a tomb |
| what other science was Maya math tied to? | astronomy |
| what was the source of the power of the kings? | blood |
| when did the Maya think that the world would end? | Dec. 23, 2012 |
| vassal | lesser lords |
| fief | an estate |
| knight | mounted wqarrior |
| chivalry | a code of conduct |
| troubadour | wandering poet |
| manor | lords estate |
| serf | most peasants on a manor |
| what are the peasants resposibilities towards the lord? | they had to farm the lords land several days a week, and repaired bridges, roads, and fences |
| Clovis | a ruler of great energy and ability who became king of the franks |
| Islam | a religion that emerged in Arabia in 632 |
| Charlemagne | old fashioned warcheif who was a sucessful conqueror who reunited much of the old roman empire |
| Alcuin | set up a curriculm of study based on latin learning, which became the deucational model for medevil europe |
| treaty of verdon | split of the empire into 3 regions |
| Vikings | most destructive raiders |
