Duplicate of Ch. 9 World History Vocabulary

Medieval warriors who protected life and property and lived by the "code of chivalry"

landholding noble in feudalism.

Pact between Charles the bald, Louis the German, and Lothair to divide Louis the Pious' kingdom.

Ruler of Saxon Kingdom of Wessex, defeated the Danes and pushed them back in the north eastern England.

The best representative of the medieval popes, called "the great."

A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king.

A place of temporary punishment.

A Roman Catholic Church assembly of cardinals that chooses a new pope.

A survey of property token in England when William "the conqueror" conquered England.

The name of the German empire because of its alliance with the Roman Catholic Church and its symbolic association.

Not only the greatest Carolingian king but also one of the outstanding figure of the Middle Ages.

Selected as the Saxon Duke by the German nobles, to be the first of the Saxon line of German Kings.

Henry's son, often called "the Great" became one of the strongest German kings.

Eldest brother who retained the title of the emperor and ruled the land between his brother's kingdom.

pieces of land given to vassals by their lord.

Received the portion of East Frankland.

"Universal"; "encompassing all"; the term of early Christians.

The most powerful Germanic people in the early Middle Ages.

Became the mayor of one of the stronger Frankish states near the end of the seventh century.

Document that traces the history of England from Roman time to Alfred the Great's day.

Claim of kings and nobles not only to appoint church officials but also to invest them with their religious authority.

A boy placed under the care of a knight for the purpose of becoming a knight.

Symbolic act by which the Lord gave to the vassal the right to use a fief.

"Augustus". Real founder of France: Began Capetian predominance.

Also called Barbarossa("red beard") sought to restore the glory and stability of what he termed the "holy empire."

The Roman catholic service in which the Holy eucharist is offered.

The personal servant of a knight.

The recipient of a fief who owed allegiance to a king or lord.

Those who took "Holy Orders" in special service to the church

An English monk, known as "Apostle of the Germans."

Best remembered of all the mayors of the palace, son of Pepin the second.

A knight's strict code of behavior.

An English monk who took the gospel to Ireland.

Clergy who live under the rule of a monastic house; monks and nuns.

More privileged peasants who served as manorial officials or provided skilled labor, such as blacksmiths, and millers.

Became the head of a Frankish tribe in Northern Gual in 481.

Found Capetian House and built strong monarchy in France.

Germanic tribes from Scandinavia that were feared invaders in medieval times.

The last notable Hohenstaufen ruler.

First Royal line of the Franks.

The greatest of the reforming popes, a leading advocate of the papal reform.

Common church parishioners who did not take Holy Orders

Received the portion of West Frankland.

Majority of those living on a manor; their status was midway between the ancient slave and the medieval freeman

The Roman Catholic theory that Christ made Peter the first pope and gave him supreme authority over the church on earth.

The small area around Paris owned by the Capetians.

Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony

A standard of discipline and order that strictly regulated the life of monks; the most popular system of rules.

Medieval decree by which the church forbade the pillage of its property and extended protection.

Fight in England between the Normans and the Anglo-Saxons; won by William "the conqueror."

Medieval decree which limited fighting to specified weekdays by forbidding combat from Wednesday evening to Monday.

Conducted religious services, administered the sacraments to the laity, and supervised the business.

Bishop of Rome, the prestige of the office was further enhanced in 452.