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17 Cards in this Set
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Who was Charlemagne? |
The Christian king of the Franks |
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What happened to Charlemagne on Christmas day in 800 AD? |
He was crowned emperor of Rome by the pope |
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What is Charlemagne remembered for? |
Being a great warrior and for his encouragement of learning |
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What did Charlemagne convince monks to do? |
Copy literature from the greeks |
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What did nuns have rather than monasteries? |
Covents |
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Who were the Vikings? |
Warriors, traders and raiders from Scandinavia |
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Who did the Vikings conquer? |
Normandy |
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Who discovered North America? |
Leif Erikson |
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What was Europe's solution for attackers? |
Knights |
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What were the farmers called? |
Serfs |
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What did the lord owe the king? |
Military service |
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What was the Byzantine empire? |
The eastern part of Rome that did not fall to the barbarians. |
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What was the Byzantine empire's capitol? |
Constantipole |
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What did the Byzantine empire generally include? |
Asia minor and Greece |
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What did Byzantine emperors promote? |
Mosaics |
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Who constructed the church of saint Sophia? |
Justinian |
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What else did Justinian do? |
Bring together all the laws into a single legal code |
