The Middle Ages

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Europe’s seas and rivers played an important part in Europe’s growth because they provided both protection and opportunities for

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trading with nearby economies.

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Which was a Germanic people who settled the area known today as France?

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Franks

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Charlemagne was the first Frankish ruler to believe in what for all people?

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education

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Between A.D. 800 and 900, parts of Europe were invaded by Muslims, Magyars, and

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Vikings.

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In 1073, Pope Gregory VII issued a decree forbidding kings from appointing high-ranking...

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church officials.

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to exclude a person from church membership

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excommunicate

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German king the pope declared emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

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Otto I

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steep-sided valley that is an inlet of the sea

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fjord

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capital of Charlemagne’s empire

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Aachen

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agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country

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concordat