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40 Cards in this Set
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Celts |
pushed into Ireland, Wales, and Scotland by the Angles and Saxons
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King John
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signed the Magna Carta in 1215
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Vassal
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a noble who served a lord of a higher rank
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Domesday Book
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a census taken in England by William the Conqueror
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Hildegard of Bingen
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headed a convent in Germany and composed Church music
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English Channel
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separates Britain and Ireland from the rest of Europe
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Black Death
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a plague that swept across Europe and Asia and killed millions of people
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Vikings
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people of Scandinavia who raided villages of Europe
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Anti-Semitism
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hatred of Jewish people
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Kievan Rus
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a group of small territories in Eastern Europe ruled by the Vikings
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Charlemagne
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was crowned the new Roman Emperor
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Concordat of Worms
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limited the emperor’s power
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Alfred the Great
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drove the Vikings out of Britain
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Estates-General
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was France’s first Parliament
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First Crusade
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succeeded in driving the Muslims out of Jerusalem
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Inquisition
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was a church court that tried Heretics
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Vernacular
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everyday language
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Hundred Years War
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war between England and France
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Henry II
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established the jury system in England
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Edward I
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called for a meeting of people from different parts of England, which came to be called Parliament
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King Clovis
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Frankish king who became Catholic
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Thomas Aquinas
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a priest who combined Church teachings with the ideas of Aristotle
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Gregory the Great
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sent missionaries throughout Europe to covert people to Catholicism
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Joan Of Arc
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a young French peasant who led soldiers in the Hundred Years War
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Code of Chivalry
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a guide for knights good behavior
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Francis of Assisi
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founder of the first order of friars who helped the poor and served in missionaries
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Alps
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separates Italy from the rest of Europe
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Magna Carta
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limited the power of the king
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Crusades
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were a holy war launched by the Catholics against the Muslims
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How did mountains and rivers shape European culture?
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By separating cultures from one another
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Why was trade allowed to resume in Europe by 1100?
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A surplus of goods and safer travel
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What happened after the Romans pulled out of Britain?
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The Angles and Saxons invaded
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Where did the Franks settle?
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In an area that is now France
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What did Charlemagne believe in?
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Education
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What were serfs not allowed to do?
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Marry without permission
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Describe Medieval cities.
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Dirty smelly and polluted
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Why did Moscow become an important city?
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Was a trading center
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Who was involved with the Crusades?
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Catholics and Muslim Turks
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Describe Gothic Cathedrals.
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Stained Glass Windows
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How did the Black Plague affect Europe?
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Wages rose and trade declined |
