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| One lord swears allegiance to another in exchange for privilege or "feuds" |
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| Who are the "troubadours"? What did they do? |
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| Romantic poets; sang praises of love |
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| Who is Ruy Diaz de Vivar? |
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| Spain's national hero; helped spread Christian kingdoms against the Moors |
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| Define "volkerwandering". |
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| The wandering of the peoples |
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| Who was the greatest writer of this time period? |
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| How or what finally established individual kingdoms within Europe as well as dissolved all of the Roman hegemony(influence)? |
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| Germanic tribes becoming stable |
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| What was the purpose of writing "Poem of the Cid" and "Song of Roland"? |
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| Supposed to stimulate a warrior's courage before war |
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| Name one of the greatest Germanic contributions to this time period/culture of the time. |
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| What is the "Carolingian miniscule", who created it, and why was it important? |
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| A writing style that was easier to read and ensured more accurate copies of manuscripts; created by Monks |
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| Why did Dante write "Inferno"? |
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| To express his aversion to the worldly pursuits of the papacy(Roman Catholic church) |
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| What are 2 common qualities found in the characters(from literature) from the Middle Ages time period? |
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| Christianity became the official religion of the empire by what date? What was also affected(in terms of this religious change)? |
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| 353 A.D.; Political institutions also became Christianized; churches started to use the vernacular |
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| Language of the people(the lower class, the poor) |
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| Who was Villon and what did he do? |
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| He was a Partisan poet who described the seamy side of life in the medieval city |
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| The word "romance" comes from who? |
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| What are the barbarian invasions? |
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| The incursion of the Germanic tribes into Roman territory |
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| What is "the quest"? This is also one of the central mind-sets of this time period. |
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| Search for the holy grail |
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| What happened in 711 A.D. and how did this lead to the "Reconquista"? |
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| Reconquista started; Muslims try to conquer Europe, Spain fought Muslims |
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| What event caused Europe to revive some of its historical continuity? Why was this important? |
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| Charles crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III; Charlemagne tried to combine Roman traditions of being uniform which tried to defeat Muslims |
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| What was the time period of the Middle Ages? |
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