A religious community of people devoting their lives to worship and prayer
monastery
A landowner
Lord
How many terms were in this section
3
Religious officials
clergy
What room number is this class
109
Germanic people who held power in the Roman province called Gaul
Franks
A warrior on horseback who promised to defend his lord’s land in exchange for a fief
knight
Who was a knight loyal to
a Lord
Important religious ceremony
sacrament
What is my first name
Aurora
Period of European history from 500 to 1500
Middle Ages
A peasant who could not lawfully leave the place where he or she was born
serf
A code of behavior for knights, stressing ideals such as courage, loyalty, and devotion
chivalry
Law of the church
canon law
How many students are in this class
30
Dynasty of Frankish rulers, lasting from 751 to 987
Carolingian Dynasty
A person receiving a fief from a lord
vassal
Staged battles for entertaining audiences and training knights
tournaments
Kingdom originally made up of what is now Germany and Italy
Holy Roman Empire
What day do we have lab day next week for this period
Thursday/ the 16th
Powerful Frankish ruler who built a huge empire
Charlemagne
A church tax; usually one-tenth of a peasant family’s income
tithe
Poet-musicians at the castles and courts of Europe
troubadours
Appointment of religious officials by kings or nobles
lay investiture
What year was Bishop founded
1957