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46 Cards in this Set
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Who wrote Canterbury Tales?
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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Who was Elanor of Aquitanine's 1st son
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King Richard I
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In what year did Columbus discover the New World?
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1492
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What is Geoffrey Chaucer known as?
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Master of Variety
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In what year were the Jews expelled from England?
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1290
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When was the University of Oxford founded?
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1167
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Who introduced the concept of courtly love?
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
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What year did Geoffrey Chaucer die?
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1400
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What year did the Norman Conquest take place?
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1066
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What does the term Norman mean?
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Northmen
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What did the Magna Carta force the king to do?
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Grant privledges
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What was Europe's first university?
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Bolgna
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When did the Medieval Literature period begin and end?
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1100-1500
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What village did the Normans win contol of in England?
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Hastings
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Who became the first English Norman King
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William I
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Who wrote Le Morte DeArthur?
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Sir Thomas Malory
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What became the official language of the Norman Court?
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Norman French
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What is a troubadour?
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A traveling singer
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What church was built in 1291?
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York Minister
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What killed 1/3-1/2 of the poplulation in Europe?
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The Great Plague
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Who wrote the King Arthurs legend in English?
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Geoffrey of Monmouth
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Who led the 1381 peasant revolt?
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Wat Tyler
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What is a pageant?
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A box on which actors performed
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What happened in 1066?
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The Norman Conquest
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Who wrote the Legend of King Arthur in Norman French poetry?
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Wace
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Who furthered translated and augmented the Legend of King Arthur?
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Layamon
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What was the Medieval age also called?
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Little Twelfth-Century Renaissance
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What language flourished in 1204?
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French
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Who took over on October 14, 1066?
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William I (the conquerer)
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What percentage and type of people was affect on October 14, 1066?
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10% which were nobility
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What is the term that is a synonym for "courtly love"
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Chivalry
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Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine's daughter?
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Marie of Champagne
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Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine's husband?
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Henry II
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What was King Richard's nickname?
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The Lion-Hearted
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What year did the great plague take place?
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1348
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What two countries were involved with the 100 years war?
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France and England
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Where was Le Morte Darthur written at?
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Prison.
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When was the Magna Carta signed?
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1215
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List when the churches were built and where?
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Durham-1133
Canterbury-1175 Salisbury-1258 York Minster (nave)-1291 |
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Who started the Lollard movement?
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John Wyclif
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What famous person revolted in 1450?
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Jack Cade
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Where did plays begin?
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In church
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Who put on each play?
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A different guild
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Who wrote the Second Shepherds' Play?
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Wakefield Master
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Who is Camelot indebted to?
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Sir Thomas Mallory
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Who was England's first printer?
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William Caxton?
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