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15 Cards in this Set
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john wycliffe
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said the Bible not the church was the source of truth. Translated Bible into English
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dante
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wrote The Divine Comedy
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geoffrey chaucer
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Chaucer was a writer who wrote in the vernacular, or the common language. He wrote about all different kinds of people who went on a pilgrimage to Thomas Becket’s tomb in a book called The Canterbury Tales. His stories allow people today to know about the daily life of different people.
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pope urban II
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Pope Urban II was the pope who responded to Alexius I’s plea that the church help them fight the Turks. He called for a Crusade to free the Holy Land at the Council of Clermont in 1095
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saladin
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Muslim leader who held Jerusalem
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philip II
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King of France who fought against King John
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philip IV
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King Louis IX’s grandson. Clashed with the Pope.
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William of normandy
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Known as William the Conqueror and William I. King of England
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battle of hastings
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Where William I and his Norman knights triumphed over Harold
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henry II
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Henry II was the ruler of England, and he expanded the legal system to be the basis of common law. The system was the favored one of the people over that of the church. He started the concept of a jury. He extended royal power until it angered the church.
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thomas beckett
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Archbishop of Canterbury
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king john
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King Henry’s son who was greedy and cruel. Forced to sign Magna Carta.
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edward I
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King of England. Died with no heir. William I followed him.
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vladimir
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Spread Byzantine Christianity. Married sister of Byzantine Emperor
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yarosav
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the Wise. Issued written code. Translated Greek words into his language. Arranged marriages in his family
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