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40 Cards in this Set
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What are the four foundations of the Middle Ages? |
Roman, Greek, Barbarian, Catholic |
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This person united the Franks, then converted to cathloicism |
Clovis |
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Who was the founder of the Carolingian Empire |
Charlemagne |
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Who were Saint Patrick, Benedict, and Boniface |
Missionaries who spread Catholicism |
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What were the three jobs of the middle ages? |
Prayers, fighters, and workers |
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What is Manorialism? |
peasants of medieval Europe were rendered dependent on their land and on their lord |
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What is Feudalism? |
nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles |
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In Feudalism, what did the Nobles owe the vassals and vise versa? |
The Nobles owed the vassals land, labor, and produce in return of protection |
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What were the Crusades? |
Wars directed by the Church to take back Jerusalem |
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What is Excommunication? |
Banishment |
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What's the Black Death? |
A bubonic plague of the 1300s killing 75-200 million |
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What is the Holy inquisition? |
The killing of all citizens suspected of heresy towards the Catholic church |
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What is the Oath of Fealty commit? |
vassals would swear allegiance to their lord, this prevented revolts |
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What is the Reconquista? |
World's longest war, a series of battles between the Christians the the Muslims for the control of Spain |
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Who were Saladin and Pope Urban II? |
Saladin was a Muslim leader who conquered Syria and Egypt while Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade |
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Two types of Guilds |
Merchant Guilds, Craft Guilds |
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What was the Hundred Years War? |
War between France and Britain over the French throne |
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Why did the renaissance start in Italy? |
Italy was the center of trade, and was wealthy |
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What are Humanism and Secularism |
Redirection of focus from God to man |
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What were Michelangelo's best-known works? |
Sistine Chapel, Pieta, Sculpture of David |
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What were da Vinci's best-known works? |
Mona Lisa, Virtuvian Man, The Last Supper |
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What is Christendom? |
The unification of Europe under the Christian church. |
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What was the Babylonian captivity? |
forced detention of Jews in Babylonia |
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What is the Great Schism |
The Separation of Church into Eastern Orthodox and Western Roman Catholic |
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30 years war? |
Deadly battles between Protestant and Catholic states within the HRE |
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Edict of Nantes? |
Doctrine signed by Henry IV of France granting Huguenots(French Calvinists) rights |
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What is annulment? |
Pushed back as if it never happened |
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What is the Council Of Trent? |
A council in Northern Italy made to counter the Protestant Reformation |
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What is The Society of Jesus? |
Members called Jesuits promoted the church in retreats |
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Who is the founder of The Society of Jesus? |
Ignatius of Loyaola |
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What was the Royal Family and Religion of Austria? |
Hapsburg, Catholic |
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What was the Royal Family and Religion of Prussia? |
Hohenzollern, Protestant |
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What was the Royal Family and Religion of France? |
Bourbon, Catholic |
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What was the Royal Family and Religion of Spain? |
Hapsburg, Catholic |
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What was the Royal Family and Religion of England? |
Tudor, Catholic/Anglican |
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Mercantilism |
Belief in the benefits of trading |
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What is a Balance of Power? |
The thought that no country or group of countries is dominant of the others |
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Who is Jean Domat? |
Explained the theory behind Royal Absolutism |
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What were Raphael's best-known works? |
School of Athens |
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What were Shakespeare's best-known works? |
Romeo and Juliet |
