Ancient Japan Vocab

know as Charles the Great, he became king of the Franks at age 29; his kingdom covered much of western and central Europe; the pope declared him the new Roman emperor; he realized the importance of an education

pope who wanted to convert all of Europe to Christianity; in 597, he sent missionaries to Britain and they converted Ethelburt ruler of the kingdom of Kent; by 1050, most people in Western Europe had become Catholics

steep-sided valley that is an inlet of the sea

person who travels to carry the ideas of religion to others

to declare that a person or group no longer

agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country

under feudalism, the land a lord granted to a vassal in exchange for military service and loyalty

in the Middle Ages, a noble warrior who fought on horseback

peasant laborer bound by law to the lands of a noble

medieval business group formed craftspeople and merchants

cousin of King Edward of England; when Edward died, he defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and was crowned king of England

son of Henry II of England; English nobles forced him to sign a document of rights called the Magna Carta in 1215, which limited the power of the king

King of France from1180 to 1223; he went to war against England and conquered most of the territories of western Europe

jury that decided whether an accused person was innocent or guilty

group that decided whether there was enough evidence to accuse a person of a crime

religious officials, such as priests, given authority to conduct religious services

a Dominican friar and priest who is best known for combining Church teachings with the ides of Aristotle; about 1267, he wrote Summa Theologica, a summary of knowledge on theology; he was made a saint in 13

Catholic worship service

belief that differs from or contradicts the accepted teachings of a religion

hatred of Jews

the study of religion and God

medieval way of thinking that tried to bring together freedom
and faith in studies of religion

everyday language used in a country or region

French peasant women whose faith inspired the French army to capture the sity of Orleans from the English

Christian struggle to take back the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims