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24 Cards in this Set
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The time frame of the Carolingian Rule
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700 AD-850 AD
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What was the Montmartre?
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Hill in North Paris known for its white domed basilica
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What was the Abby of St. Denis?
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-Mideval abby church in St. Denis France
-The church became a place of pilgrimage and the burial place of the French Kings, with nearly every king from the 10th to the 18th centuries being buried there, as well as many from previous centuries |
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Who were Clovis and Clotilda?
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Lived around 500 AD
-Clotilda: second wife of Clovis -Clovis: Famously converted to Christianity because of the love for his wife. -The two were the beginning of the Catholic church in the Frankish Kingdom |
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Who were the Merovingian’s?
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A frankish family that ruled the Franks for 300 years from 428 to 752
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Who were the Carolingians?
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Frankish family that ruled the Franks
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Who was Charles Martel?
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- Frankish statesman and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace
-"Carolingian" came from his name |
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What was the donation of Pepin
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-Took place in 756
-Pepin wanted to be the Frankish King -The Church wanted protection from the Lombards -The Church gave Pepin the thrown if he would defeat the lombards and restore power to the church. |
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Who was Charlemagne?
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-Ruled from (768-814)
-Greatest leader of the Carolingian Renaissance -Started Monastic schools that educated people who wanted to be priests or clergy -Started schools: Trivium and Quadrivium |
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What are the art subjects taught at the Trivium schools?
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-Grammar
-Logic -Rhetoric |
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What are the science subjects taught at the Quadrivium schools?
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-Math
-Geometry -Astronomy -Music |
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What is the song of Roland?
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Also known as "King Arthur and the KotRT" - which is actually Charlemagne
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What were the contributions of the "Rule of Charles"
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-Papal states
-Liberal Arts -Medieval Poetry -Buffer between period of Christianity and Islam |
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What happened at the Battle of Hastings?
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William the Conqueror and his Norman forces defeated Harold II of England (1066)
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What was the Domesday Survey?
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A book written by William the Conqueror (1086)
The book contained: -Who owned what -Who owed what taxes |
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What was the Curia Regis?
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Royal council or King's court
William the conqueror's royal council of French and Norman kings, alter to be English Kings |
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What are the English Feudal Titles?
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King/Queen
Prince/Princess Duke/Duchess Earl/Countess Baron/Baroness Baronet - a hereditary title without fief Banneret |
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What are the two types of Knights?
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-Sir or Dame
-Errant (Mercenary) |
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What were the two primary categories that Henry I brought to the world?
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Scutage and Exchequer
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What did King Henry I do in terms of Exchequer?
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-Dealt with inflation and counterfeiting
-Produced and minted coins of his kingdom |
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What did King Henry I do in terms of Scutage?
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-He imposed the first military taxed employed by the Western Monarchy.
-You could pay a lord instead of serving in the military -developed the first standing military |
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What was significant about King Henry II's reign?
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-Married the Queen of Aquitaine
-Created the circuit court -Integrated English common law |
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What was the Circuit court, created by King Henry II?
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Three courts systems
1. Lord/vassal court=fief 2. church courts=canon law a.Canon is taken from the bible 3.royal courts=common law a.paid wage b.appointed by crown c.“circuit”/makes rounds |
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Who was Richard the Lionhearted
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Who the frick knows
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