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Chapter: 02. Spread Of Christianity

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Medieval Period in Europe: A period of transition from the ancient to the modern world, covering a span from the early 7th century CE to the early 16th century CE.
Barbarian invasions: Repeated attacks and raids by Germanic tribes, such as the Goths, the Vandals, and the Franks, which plundered and ravaged the Roman empire.
Byzantium: The eastern part of the Roman empire, established in 395 CE, with its capital at Constantinople.
Crusades: Holy wars waged by the Christians against the Turks between the 11th and 13th centuries CE to recover Jerusalem and the lands of the Christian emperor of Constantinople.
Germanic: Connected with or considered typical of Germany or its people.
Goths, Vandals and Franks: Germanic tribes which invaded the Roman and Greek empires in the Early Medieval Period.
Renaissance: The period in Europe from the 14th century CE to the 16th century CE when people became interested in the ideas and culture of ancient Greece and Rome and used these influences in the development of their art and literature.
Feudalism: A form of government based on landholding, where the king granted land in exchange for military support.
Monks: Pious priests who chose to live as hermits in remote, isolated places, devoting their entire lives to spiritual matters and the service of humanity without marrying.
Nuns: Women who devoted their lives to prayer and the service of the poor, the sick, and the oppressed, lived in separate communities, and did not marry.
Monastery: A large, strong, and simple building surrounded by lands where monks stayed, pursued their religious missions, and established centres of scholarship, art, and learning.
Nunneries or convents: Separate monasteries where nuns lived and devoted their lives to prayer and service.
Abbey: A large church, together with a group of buildings in which the monks or nuns lived.
Secular: Not connected with spiritual or religious matters.
Taxila: An ancient university and important Buddhist centre of learning, mentioned in Jataka literature as the capital of the kingdom of Gandhara.
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