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51 Cards in this Set
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Arabs trace their descendants back to
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Ishmael |
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Battle of Manzikert
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the Turks conquered Asia Minor |
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John Wycliffe
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translated the Bible into English |
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What group of people were known as the "Scourge of Europe"?
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Magyars
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Holy Roman Empire
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962 |
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Who painted the Mona Lisa?
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Vikings
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reached the coast of North America by A.D. 1000 |
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The "Crusade of Kings" was the ____ Crusade (what number?)
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third
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Renaissance |
movement that began to move Europe into the Modern Age |
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Clovis
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established the Merovingian line of kings |
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Why was the Battle of Tours important?
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It stopped the Muslim advance into Europe.
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Who is the author of the Canterbury Tales?
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Chaucer
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What Crusade captured Asia Minor and Jersualem?
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First Crusade
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For what is Jerome best remembered?
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translating the Bible into Latin
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Aristotle
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"The Philosopher" |
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Council of Toulouse |
forbade anyone except the church officials to possess a copy of the Bible |
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Peasant's Crusade
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first unofficial crusade |
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What were certificates from the pope that excused a person from doing penance or shortened their stay in purgatory?
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indulgences
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Catholic Church officially split in
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1054 |
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Around what year did the Middle Ages begin?
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A.D. 500
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Nicholas II
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decreed that popes should be chosen by cardinals |
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Holy Roman Empire
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began with the crowning of Otto the Great |
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Leo III
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crowned Charlemagne as emperor of the Romans |
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Popes
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began using the title Pontifex Maximus |
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What were lands called that were donated to the pope by Pepin and set the stage for a jointly ruled Roman Empire?
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Papal States
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What religion called for you to withdraw from society?
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Monasticism
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What philosophy mixed church doctrine with Greek philosophy?
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scholasticism
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Whose name means "highly praised" and was also known as the last great prophet of Islam
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Mohammed
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Dante
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wrote Divine Comedy |
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What is the main city in Arabia?
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Mecca
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Who was the talented painter of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling?
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Michelangelo
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What does the term jihad mean?
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holy war
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Treaty of Verdun
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formed the nations of France and Germany |
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What was the code of conduct knights abided by called?
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Chivalry
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What terrible plague killed almost half of the population of Europe?
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the Black Death
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Franks
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established the first large empire in western Europe after the fall of Rome |
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John Huss
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1. reformer from Bohemia
2. was condemned for his beliefs at the Council of Constance along with John Wycliffe |
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Mohammed II
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led the Ottomans to capture Constantinople
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What is Machiavelli best remembered for writing?
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"The Prince"
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When is your Test?
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Monday, December 17, 2018!
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Charles Martel |
"the hammer" |
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Henry the Fowler |
duke of Germany established the Saxon line of kings |
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friar |
type of monk who preached and did missionary work outside the monastery |
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caliph |
led Muslims in holy wars |
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fief |
piece of land owned by one man |
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vassal |
used the lord's land in exchange for services |
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homage |
ceremony of vows to the lord |
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turret |
tower on a castle |
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joust |
fight between two knights to unhorse each other |
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patron |
used their money to support the arts |
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Map on back |
Essay: Compare and contrast Islam and Christianity. What is the main difference between the two faiths? |
