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Powerful Frankish leader who took over in 768 and built a European Empire that was powerful.
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Charlemagne
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A place where religious followers/monks practiced a life of prayer and worship
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Monastery
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Powerful nobles who owned large pieces of land that they distributed to lesser nobles.
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Lords
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A peasant who lived and worked on land belonging to a lord or vassal
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Serf
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Continuous stretch of land that includes europe and asia
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Eurasia
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Group of germanic people who conquered Gaul and established a powerful kingdom in the middle ages.
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The Franks
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Scandinavian pirates who terrorized european coastal villages in the middle ages
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Vikings
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Nobles who received land and protection from a lord in exchange for service and loyalty
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Vassals
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The main part of a nobles land, the center of which was the house where the lord and his family lived.
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Manor
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The knights code of honor which focused on bravery and courtesy and the protection of women and the weak
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Chivalry
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A group formed by people with the same occupation that regulated the quality and quantity of the work of its members
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Guild
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Large fortified building, often was a lord's manor house
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Castle
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Military device used in the middle ages that is used as a slingshot
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Catapult
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When an army surrounded a castle or town to prevent food or supplies from getting in
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Siege
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Individuals who became powerful enough to make people feel they could safely settle in towns again
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Feudal lords
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