| A | B |
|---|
| Clovis | 481 King of the Franks,converted to Christianity |
| Islam | a religion that emerged in Arabia in 632 |
| Charlemagne | Charles the Great |
| Alcuin | Scholar who ran shool in Aachen |
| Treaty of Verdun | 843, split Charlemagne's empire into 3 regions |
| Vikings | expert sailors and fighters from Scandinavia |
| vassal | lessor lords |
| fief | estates of land |
| knight | mounted warrior |
| chivalry | code of conduct for knights(brave,loyal) |
| troubadour | wandering poets |
| manor | the lord's castle |
| serf | peasants on the manor |
| secular sacrament | wordly sacred rituals |
| canon law | laws of the Church |
| excommunication | exclusion from the church for not obeying the laws |
| interdict | if a noble violated the laws, his entire kingdom could be excluded from the church |
| tithe | Tax paid by Christians to support the churuch.1/10 of their incomes |
| anti-semitism | prejudice against the Jews |
| charter | document of rules and privileges of the town |
| capital | money needed for an investment |
| usury | money gained by lending money for interest |
| Roman catholic church | teh western church headed by the pope |
| Benidictine rule | set of rules to regulate life in the monastery |
| Cluny | a monsestary in eastern France |
| Dominicans | order of friars who educated people about the church |
| Beguines | Too poor to enter the convent, these women helped the poor and sick. |
| High Middle Ages | period of revival from 1000-1300 |
| St. Francis of Assisi | founded the first order of friars |
