Vocabulary
Vocabulary word for religious communities.
monasteries
Charlemagne was known as Charles the ___________.
Charles the Great
Mountain range separating Europe from Asia.
Ural Mountains
Religious men that lived in monasteries.
monks
Belief system of a region.
Religion
A person that practices the Roman Catholic faith.
Catholic
Religious leader that crowned Charlemagne emperor.
Pope Leo III
Mountains located north of Italy.
Alps
An example of how monks helped preserve learning in the Middle Ages.
Created/copied manuscripts; studied Greek and Latin
Politics
System of service between lords, vassals, knights, and peasants.
feudalism
They often needed each other's help to maintain power.
Charlemagne and the pope.
Mountain range separating Europe from Asia.
Ural Mountains
Religion modeled by the monks.
Money system of a civilization.
Economy
An empire of territories in Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages.
Holy Roman Empire
Christianity
Geographic feature separating England from France.
English Channel
Monastery life involved a lot of this.
Prayer and work
Physical features found in a region.
Geography
A farming community in which peasants worked the farms.
manorialism
Impact of Charlemagne's rule in Western Europe.
United Western Europe
Geographical feature responsible for the mild climate in Western Europe.
The Gulf Stream
What was the primary goal of monks?
Convert people to Christianity
The organization of people in a society.
Social structure