Vocab
What are the Middle Ages?
the period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (1100 century) to the fall of Constantinople (1453)
the monk who wrote rules for monasteries
Who was Benedict?
the rulers who ruled over the Franks
What was the Carolingian Dynasty?
The Germanic people who occupied Gaul, modern day France
Who were the Franks?
Benedict's sister; the nun who adapted rules for nuns in convents
Who was Scolastica?
the son of Pepin who was crowned emperor
Who was Charlemagne?
places where monks study and live to serve God
What are monastaries?
the major domo who defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours
Who was Charles Martel?
Charlemagne's son who ruled poorly and passed on the empire to his three sons who fought between each other
Who was Luis the Pious?
a political, worldy power
What is secular?
The pope who made the church become secular
Who was Gregory I?
the treaty that Luis' three sons signed and split the empire into three kingdoms
What was the Treaty of Verdun?
a ruler who has more power than the king
What is a major domo?
The leader of the Franks who converted to Christianity in 496
Who was Clovis?
the son of Charles Martel who started the Carolingian dynasty
Who was Pepin the Short?