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23 Cards in this Set
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Pope Leo III proclaimed Charlemagne to be Emperor of the Romans because Charlemagne had
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crushed a rebellion in Rome
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What was a result of the Treaty of Verdun in 843
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Charlemagne's heirs split his empire into three regions
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Part of a vassal's obligation under his feudal contract was to
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serve in the military
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Marriage in noble society often included fierce negotiations over
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the land in the woman's dowry
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When the ownership of a manor was granted to a new lord, the serfs
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remained on the land to serve the new lord
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To achieve salvation, medieval Christians believed that they must
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receive the sacraments
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The Truce of God required Christian nobles to
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spare the lives of enemies who converted to Christianity
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What crop restored fertility to the soil in the three filed system of rotating crops
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legumes
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Newcomers to a medieval city often settled in the fields outside the city walls because
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the city was overcrowded within the city walls
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What was a purpose of the missi sominici that Charlemagne sent throughout his kingdom?
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Administered the law of the Kingdom
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What important step did King Clovis take in ruling his conquered lands in the late 1400s
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He converted to Christianity, the religion of the people in Gaul
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Starting in the late 700s which group attacked Western Europe from the sea and broke the last threads of unity in Charlemagne's empire
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Vikings
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Feudalism developed as a way for medieval societies to
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protect themselves
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A vassal owed his first loyalty to his
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liege lord
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In the manor system, the peasants had to
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stay on the land for life
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In the late Middle Ages, the Church
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withdrew many rights that nuns had enjoyed
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What was the result of the Church reforms of Pope Gregory VII in 1073
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Only the Church could appoint Church officials-not secular rulers
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The claim of papal supremacy held that
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the pope had authority over all kings and emperors
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Friars differed from other monks in that they
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traveled and preached the Gospels
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Poor women who were not accepted as nuns in other religious orders were welcome to join the
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Beguines
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What commercial practice did Europeans adopt from the Muslim merchants with whom they traded
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the use of credit
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The new middle class in medieval society included
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merchants
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As a response to overcrowding, residents of medieval cities built
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taller houses and shops
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