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Clotilda
the wife of Clovis, King of the Franks, who some believe influenced him to support Christianity, and was well known
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Clotilda
the wife of Clovis, King of the Franks, who some believe influenced him to support Christianity, and was well known
Rule (Order) of St. Benedict
a Catholic religious order that required its monks to observe rules of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and divided the monk’s day into hours of medi...
St. Scholastica
the twin sister of St. Benedict, she adapted the Rule (of St. Benedict) to guide the lives of women in convents
illuminated manuscripts
books and manuscripts of Greco-Roman culture that were preserved by medieval monks until the invention of the printing press in the western world arou...
major domo
by the early 8th century, this “mayor of the palace” technically controlled the royal household and it’s ground, but in reality controlled Gaul
Pepin the Short
the son of Charles Martel who ruled the Franks after Charles Martel; he was the father of Charlemagne
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Clotilda | the wife of Clovis, King of the Franks, who some believe influenced him to support Christianity, and was well known |
Rule (Order) of St. Benedict | a Catholic religious order that required its monks to observe rules of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and divided the monk’s day into hours of meditation and hours of manual labor |
St. Scholastica | the twin sister of St. Benedict, she adapted the Rule (of St. Benedict) to guide the lives of women in convents |
illuminated manuscripts | books and manuscripts of Greco-Roman culture that were preserved by medieval monks until the invention of the printing press in the western world around 1440 |
major domo | by the early 8th century, this “mayor of the palace” technically controlled the royal household and it’s ground, but in reality controlled Gaul |
Pepin the Short | the son of Charles Martel who ruled the Franks after Charles Martel; he was the father of Charlemagne |
Donation of Pepin | the Pope anointed Pepin as King of the Franks, and in reciprocation Pepin gave the Papal States to the Pope after conquering some more territory |
missi dominici | Charlemagne kept watch over local rulers (counts) by sending out these officials to look over them and review their records |
Danes | an English term for the Vikings |
vassal | a member of the feudal relationship, he owed his allegiance to the lord in exchange for land |
benefice | a privilege granted to a vassal in return for either military service or agricultural labor; it could be either an economic or a commercial privilege, but usually it was a grant of land |
fief | a grant of land; this was oftentimes what lords would give to their vassals as a benefice in their feudal relationships |
manor | a self-sufficient estate that was the fundamental unit of manorialism; these developed as part of feudalism |
serfs | peasants who were bound to the land |
chivalry | a code of conduct that knights honored during feudal period which emphasized protection of the helpless, defense of Christianity, gallantry toward conquered enemies, justice, and courtesy toward women |
Eleanor of Aquitaine | an example of a noblewoman inheriting a feudal estate from her husband and making decisions for him (which sometimes occurred); she at times ruled England for her husband, Henry the 2nd, or for her two sons |
seppuku | the practice of suicide by disembowelment; for a defeated samurai, this was considered the way for one to die while conserving one’s honor; known in the west as hara-? |
Bushido Code | the code by which the samurai lived; it stressed absolute loyalty to one’s lord |