Vocabulary
Religious Community for men
What is a Monastery?
People who tried to convert others to a particular religion.
What are missionaries?
The First Holy Roman Emperor
Who is Charlemagne?
Architecture that combined religious symbolism and engineering advancement.
Another name for the Middle Ages because it was a time of slow growth, no learning, and pure survival.
All the land the king/lord owns is called this.
What is the manor?
Because of the effect religion had on the middle ages, the time period can also be called this.
What is the Age of Faith?
Believed all nature was a reflection of God and called animals their "brothers" and "sisters."
St. Francis of Assisi
Code of Conduct that helped control behavior of knights.
What is Chivalry?
Seafaring People from Scandinavia
Who are the Vikings?
Medieval term for follower of polytheistic religion
What is Pagan?
The Large Community of Christians spread across the world.
What is Christendom?
Missionary to Ireland
Schools, or groups of schools, that train scholars at the highest levels.
What are universities?
The treaty that split Charlemagne's Kingdom into 3 regions after his death.
What is the Treaty of Verdan?
Founded to fight heresy and preach to ordinary people. Took vows of poverty.
What are Mendicant Orders?
The name of the mendicant order started by the female follower of St. Francis.
Who are the Poor Clares?
This Pope rewards Charlemagne for his work in extending Christianity
Who is Pope Leo III?
One of the greatest medieval scholars that introduced the idea that both faith and reason come from God.
Who is Thomas Aquinas?
Charlemagne was the leader of this Germanic Tribe before uniting most of western Europe.
What are the Franks?
The Law that states that there are things that do not change over time or from one society to another.
What is Natural Law?
Rules for monastic life created by an Italian Monk in 529?
What is Benedictine Rule?
This Pope sent missionaries to Britain.
Class Structure of Society in Europe used in the Middle Ages.
What is Feudalism?
This was the hierarchy for the feudal system from highest to lowest.
What is King/Queen, Noble/Lord, Knight, Peasant and Serf?