Battle of Hastings - Fought by William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson over the English throne, Henry IV - Holy Roman Emperor who conflicted with Pope Gregory VII over electing church officials and was excommunicated, English Channel - Body of water located between Great Britain, the Holy Roman Empire, and France, Monks - Religious men who traslated ancient texts into Latin and dedicate their lives to prayer, Peasants - Largest protion of the populations that farmed on the manor, Lord's Castle - Part of a manor property that also included peasant houses, farming fields, and a church, Lord - Controlled all political life on the manor property, Charlemagne - Cooperated with the Pope and received the title of New Holy Roman Emperor in return, Alps - Mountain range found north of Italy, Magna Carta - Limited the power of the King and gave more rights/power to the nobles in England, Ireland - Place where Patrick the Priest spread Catholic Christianity, William the Conqueror - First Norman King of England who boruht feudalism to England and wrote the Domesday book, Farming Imrovements - Helped towns and cities grow in size and population, Trial by Jury - Protected by the Magana Carta; allowed a group of people to decide a person's innocent or guilt instead of a monarch (king/queen), Services - They system of Feudalisma included the nobles protecting their people in exchange for this., Monasteries - Religious centers that played an important role in spreading Christianity, especially North of the Alps, King John - Monarch who was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215 by a group of nobles at Runnymede, Holy Roman Empire - Charlemagne created the foundation for the kingdom by doubling the size of his kingdom and uniting most of Western Europe under one government, Pope/Papacy - Pepin, Charles Martel, and Charlemane all supported this person and helped to spread Christianity throughout Western Europe., Manorialism - This economic system declined to the rise of cities and towns, Fief - A peice of land given to a noble or a knight in return for service to the king or fighting in a nobles army, Knight - A low ranking noble who received land in return for fighting in the noble's army,

Unit VA Word Wall: Early Medieval Europe TCAP Review

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