A | B |
Aachen | capital of Charlemagne's Frankish empire |
Scandinavia | consist of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark in northern Europe |
Holy Roman Empire | Otto's territory that included Germany and northern Italy |
Clovis | became catholic in A.D. 496 |
Charles Martel | the most powerful mayor |
Charlemagne | Charles' nickname; Charles the Great |
Otto 1 | fought the Magyars and sent troops into Italy to protect the pope |
Gregory the Great | wanted all of Europe to become Christians |
fjord | steep sided valleys that are inlets of the sea |
missionary | people who are sent out to teach their religion |
excommunicate | to exclude a person from church membership |
concordat | agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country |