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57 Cards in this Set
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____ became the king of England in 1066
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William the conqueror
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William of _____ was a descendent of the ______.
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Normandy, Vikings
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At the Battle of _____, the Normans defeated the Saxon King Harold.
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Hastings
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Tell me 2 facts about the Domesday Book.
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1. given to us by King William
2. census book used for taxing purposes |
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The royal _____, or treasury, collected taxes for the King.
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exhchequer
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King ____ helped to create the jury system in England.
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Henry 2
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King ____ tried to limit the power of the Church.
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Henry 2
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Tell me 2 facts about Thomas Becket.
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1. he was a saint
2. he was the archbishop of Canterbury. |
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King ____, in 1215, was forced to sign the _____.
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John, Magna Carta
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The ____ and ____ made up the Great Council which tried to limit the power of King John.
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lords, clergy
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The English Great Council became ______ during the 1200s.
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Pariliament
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What are the two houses of the ENglish parliament?
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House of Lords, House of Commons
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Who was the 1st King of France?
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Hugh Capet.
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King ____ of France brought Normandy back into French hands.
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Phillip 2
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King____ was made a Catholic saint by the pope.
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Louis IX
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What 3 groups make up the French Estates General?
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clergy, nobles, townspeople
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In what ways was the English Parliament stronger than the French Estates-General?
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The English Parliament had the right to tax.
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______, an early middle ages King had united France and Germany.
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Charlemange
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The Treaty of Verdun had divided ____empire.
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the Holy Roman Empire
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The _____Emperor was the title that German kings took because of their closeness to the church.
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Holy Roman
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The appointment of ___caused a problem between the Church andkings. Both sides though they should have this power
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bishops
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_____is the punishment a Pope can give to a person who doesn't obey him.
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Excommunication
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The _____settled the problme of lay investiture by giving the Church the right to appoint new bishops.
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Concordat of Worms
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Pope_____ greatly increased the power of the Church.
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Innocent III
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The kings of ____and____ were gaining power and were beginning to challenge the power of the pope.
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France and England
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Muslim ___ and ___spread goods and ideas throughout the known world.
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traders and scholoars
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the___empire studied Greek and Roman writings.
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Byzantine
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_____ws the capital city of the Byzantine Empire.
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Constantinople
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Who called for a Crusade against the Turks?
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Pope Urban II
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List 3 things that motivated the crusaders.
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1.to get out of jail
2 "ticket to heaven" 3. Not having to pay taxes |
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_____was a great Muslim military leader.
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Salah al-Din
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The Crusades left behind a legacy of ______hatred
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religious
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List 5 positive effects of the Crusades.
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1. pwoer of the church declined 2. increased trade 3. introduced fabrics, spices 4. expanded european horizons 5.growth of a money economy
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Spain was influenced by the ____ even though they were trying to expel them from Spain.
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Muslims
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____and___were King and Queen who united Spain.
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Ferdinand and Isabella
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The ___and ____were expelled from Spain by Queen Isabella.
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Jews and Muslims
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The ____ is the split between the Roman and Byzantine Churches.
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schism
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____, _____, and ____ were the first 3 countries to have universities
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Italy, France, and England
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Students studied ___ years before they earned their university degree.
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3-6
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The ____ and _____ helped spread learning in the Middle Ages.
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Muslim scholars, Jewish Scholars
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The ancient civilization of ___ was used by Middle Ages scientist and scholars in studying.
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Greece
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___was the language of the scholars and Church.
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Latin
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_____ or everday languages began to appear in Middle Ages writings.
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Vernacular
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____ are long narrative peoms about warriors and Kings.
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Epics
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Dante wrote the ____
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Divine Comedy
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Chaucer wrote ____
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Canterbury Tales
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Why do you think Gothic churches are sometimes referred to as "Bibles in Stone"
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1. Sculptors did scnees from the bible and other religious themes. 2.stained glass windows told stories.
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How was the Bubonic Plague spread?
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Fleas on rats
unsanitary conditions |
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Some peopel saw the plague as ____punishment.
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God's
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John Wyclife said the ___, not the Church, ws that source of all Christian truth.
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Bible
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___, a follower or Wyclife, was ____for preaching ideas different than those of the Church.
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Hus, prosecuted
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___and____ fought the Hundred Year's War.
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England and France
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____was a French hero in the Hundred Years War.
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Joan of Arc
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the ____ was the weapon that helped France win victories.
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cannon
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___and____ were doomed to disappear because of new weapons like cannons and longbows.
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castles and knights
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___was the country that had cities that were shipping centers.
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Italy
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In which country, England or France, did the dream of a continental empire end?
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England
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