Middle Ages Vocab

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Social system in medieval Europe where people worked for nobles in exchange for protection and land.

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Feudalism

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A monarch who united much of Western Europe during the Middle Ages

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Charlemagne

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A government led by a king or queen

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Monarchy

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Leader of the Catholic Church

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The Pope

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Monotheistic religion from the Middle East; followers are Muslims.

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Islam

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Muslim term for Empire led by a Caliph.

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Caliphate

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Religious wars for Jerusalem control between Christians and Muslims.

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The Crusades

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Kicked out of the Catholic Church

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Excommunicate

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A government document granting rights to the people of England.

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Magna Carta

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An adventure story in poem form by the Vikings

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Saga