Medieval Europe Vocab

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Area of central Italy given by Pepin III to the Pope.

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Papal States

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Extremely different in quality or character.

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Disparate

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Frankish Empire in central Europe, named for Charlemagne.

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Carolingian Empire

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Political and social order from the Middle Ages when royal governments failed to protect subjects.

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Feudalism

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Unwillingly give up or relinquish.

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concede

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Pull; influence

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clout

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Military expeditions by European Christians in the Middle Ages to reclaim the Holy Land.

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Crusades

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Monetary value of a person. "Money for a man."

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Wergild

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Determining guilt in Germanic law via divine intervention.

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Ordeal

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Uses money/influence to support a person, cause, or institution.

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Patron