World Civ Enlightenment

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Knights
Warriors who fought from horseback.
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Nobles
Land owners with titles.
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Lord
Person granting land or payment in exchange for service.
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Vassal
Person who gives service in exchange for land or payment.
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Fief
The payment given in exchange for service.
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Manor
A self-contained community that produced most of what it needed.
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Serfs
People who worked on manors and were not free to leave.
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Peasants
People who were not nobles but not obligated to work for anyone.
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Chivalry
The "Code of the Horse" that knights were supposed to follow.
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Primogeniture
The practice where the eldest son inherited his father's lands.
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Canon law
The law of the Church.
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Clergy
All people ordained for religious duty.
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Excommunication
When someone is expelled from the Church.
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Interdict
When sacraments cannot be administered in a specific location.
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Lay investiture
When secular rulers appointed bishops and archbishops.
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1417
The Western Schism ended.
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1453
The Hundred Years' War ended.
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1295
Edward I held the Model Parliament in England.
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1215
King John signed the Magna Carta.
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1122
The Concordat of Worms settled the issue of lay investiture.
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1337
The Hundred Years' War began.
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1307
King Philip IV had the Knights Templar arrested.
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1347
The Black Death struck Europe.
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800
Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
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1096
The First Crusade was launched.
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1066
William of Normandy conquered England.
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987
Hugh Capet was crowned king of France.
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734
The battle of Tours was fought.
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1378
The Western Schism began.
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1351
The Black Death ended.
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King Henry II of England
Created trial by jury and common law; accomplished goals of an English king.
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Charlemagne
Conquered the greatest empire since the Romans and rekindled learning.
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King Philip II of France
Called "Augustus"; enlarged French lands and created royal court system.
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King Louis IX of France
Created a royal appeals court, went on two crusades, and was sainted.
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King Philip IV of France
Called "the Fair"; taxed the Church and arrested the Knights Templar.
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King John of England
Signed the Magna Carta in 1215, granting rights to free Englishmen.
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Pope Gregory the Great
Saw the Church as both a spiritual and secular power.
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King William I of England
Known as "the Conqueror"; duke of Normandy who took over England in 1066.
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Pepin the Short
Overthrew the Frankish king; declared "king by the grace of God".
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
Married to two kings and mother of two kings; very wealthy.
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Charles Martel
Frankish military commander who defeated the Muslims at Tours.
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Clovis
Frankish chieftain who converted to Christianity and expanded the Church.
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St. Thomas à Becket
Martyred for the Church after refusing King Henry II's demands.
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Pope Gregory VII
Excommunicated the Holy Roman Emperor over lay investiture.
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Pope Urban II
Called for the First Crusade in 1096.
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King Frederick I
Holy Roman Emperor defeated in battle by Pope Alexander III.
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Fourth Crusade
Crusaders sacked Constantinople and made the Great Schism permanent.
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Third Crusade
Called the Kings' Crusade; resulted in an agreement with Saladin.
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Second Crusade
Launched to defend Crusader states but failed miserably.
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First Crusade
The only crusade considered entirely successful.
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Main goal of the Crusades
To conquer the Holy Land for Christendom.
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Outcome of the Crusades (Trade)
Trade between Europe and the East increased.
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Outcome of the Crusades (Power)
Kings increased their power and influence.
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