Chapter 9 Vocabulary

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Chapter 9 Vocabulary
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• The large landmass that includes both Europe and
  Asia.

• Eurasia

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• Refers to the shape and elevation of land in a
  region.

• Topography

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• A period that lasted from about 500 to about
  1500.

• Middle Ages

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• Another name for the middle ages.

• Medieval

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• A monk that helped convert the Irish to
  Christianity.

• Saint Patrick

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• Religious men who lived apart from society in
  isolated communities.

• Monks

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• Communities of monks.

• Monasteries

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• An Italian monk who created a set of rules in the
  early 500s that most monasteries followed.

• Benedict

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• A brilliant warrior and strong king.

• Charlemagne

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• Warriors who fought on horseback.

• Knights

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• A knight who promised to support a lord in
  exchange for land.

• Vassal

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• A system of promises that governed the
  relationships between lords and vassals.

• Feudalism

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• A large estate owned by a knight or lord.

• Manor

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• Workers who were tied to the land on which they
  lived.

• Serf

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• One of the most powerful people of the Middle
  Ages. She ruled Aquitaine, a region in
  southwestern France.

• Eleanor of Aquitaine.

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• A code of honorable behavior for knights.

• Chivalry

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• Short three-line poem of 17 syllables that
  describe nature scenes.

• Haiku