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  1. 3. the economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection
  2. 5. A system of a government where a king attempts to control the lands of the realm through agreements with vassal lords.
  3. 8. Someone who tries to convert others to believe in a particular religion; many were sent by the Pope to convert barbarians in Western Europe to Christianity.
  4. 11. The leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 CE, who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single Empire.
  5. 14. The Christian church headed by the pope in Rome
  6. 16. A noble who pledges military service to a lord in exchange for land under a feudal system.
  7. 17. A self-sustaining community ruled by a lord under a feudal system; agrarian economic unit
  8. 18. land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
  9. 19. A member of the nobility who rules a portion of land in a feudal system
  10. 20. Nomadic horsemen from Asia who attacked settlements in Western Europe from the East.
  11. 21. Battle won by Frankish lord William the Conqueror in 1066 AD for control of England
  12. 23. A Frankish general who stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe after winning the Battle of Tours.
  13. 24. A high ranking member of the Roman Catholic clergy who was given control of a city or region
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  1. 1. the medieval knight's code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women
  2. 2. A mounted professional warrior of the nobility in feudal Europe who served a feudal lord
  3. 3. A tribe of Germanic barbarians who converted to Christianity, developed feudalism, and established a large, stable kingdom in Western Europe during the Dark Ages.
  4. 4. A peasant who could not leave the lord's land on which he or she was born and worked
  5. 6. A place where a community of monks live; Catholic monasteries provided community services during the medieval period in Europe
  6. 7. Frankish Duke of Normandy who invaded England, brought feudalism there, and became its first King in 1066AD
  7. 9. Norse barbarians who attacked the people of western Europe during the dark ages by sea
  8. 10. Battle won by Frankish general Charles Martel which stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe
  9. 12. Followers of Islam who invaded Western Europe from the south. The invasion was stopped by the Franks at the Battle of Tours.
  10. 13. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church; The bishop of Rome
  11. 15. A Frankish king who converted to Christianity along with his people.
  12. 22. A body of officials who perform religious services, such as priests, ministers or rabbis.