Europe vocab 1

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Economic, social, and political system based on the medieval manor, including buildings, churches, food, and an army.

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Manorialism

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Empire founded by Charlemagne, lasting from mid-800s to early 1800s.

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Holy Roman Empire

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Contender for the English throne in 1066, first Norman king of England.

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William the Conqueror

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Highest office in the Roman Catholic Church

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Pope

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King of the Franks and first Holy Roman Emperor who united much of Western Europe.

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Charlemagne

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Document signed by King John that protected people's rights, limited monarch's power, established rule of law, and right to trial by jury.

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Magna Carta

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Office or authority of the Pope

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Papacy

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A large country house with lands; the principal house of a landed estate.

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Manor

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Dominant social system in medieval Europe where nobility held lands from the Crown for military service.

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Feudalism

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Medieval principles for knights

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Chivalry