Western Civilization Unit 8 Test Review

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chivalry

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- code of conduct adopted by knights in the Middle Ages

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serf

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a peasant who was bound to the land

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tithe

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tax the Church required Christians to pay

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capital

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money for investment

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usury

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lending money at interest

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charter

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written document that set out the rights and privileges of a town

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fief

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estate granted to a vassal

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secular

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worldly

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“From Aachen, I shall rule my empire”

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Charlemagne

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“I set up a short-lived colony in North America”

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Leif Erickson

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“My first loyalty is to my liege lord

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a vassal

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“It is my duty to be brave, loyal, and true"

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a knight

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“Let me sing you a song, my lady, praising your virtues”

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a troubadour

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“I have taken vows of obedience, poverty, and chastity”

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a Benedictine monk

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“My master is teaching me the art of swordmaking”

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an apprentice

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“Servants, come! Carry these bundles of cloth for sale through the streets”

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a medieval merchant

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scholasticism

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method of study that uses reason to support Christian beliefs

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common law

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law that is the same for all people

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vernacular

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everyday language of ordinary people

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schism

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split

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crusade

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holy war

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- Pope who led Church at the height of its power in the Middle Ages

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Innocent III

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- peasant woman who led French troops to victory against the English in the Hundred Years’ War

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Joan of Arc

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- Christian scholar who used reason to examine Church teachings

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Thomas Aquinas

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- Norman king responsible for the Domesday Book

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William the Conqueror

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ruler who used the Inquisition to help unify Spain

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Isabella

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“What touches all should be approved by all”

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- Edward I

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“I hereby excommunicate Henry IV”

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Gregory VII

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“If daughters were sent to schools like sons, they would learn as well”

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- Christine de Pizan

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“My tales give a colorful picture of medieval life”

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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The Franks conquered ...

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the former Roman province of Gaul.

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Charlemagne is credited with...

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the revival of Latin learning

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Under feudalism... (system of exchanges)

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lords granted land to vassals in exchange for military service

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The manor economy was based on ...

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farming and self-sufficiency.

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Monks and nuns improved life during the Middle Ages by ...

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caring for the sick and poor.

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Some religious people wanted to reform the Church during the medieval times because __________

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its very success had brought problems

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The most important economic activity in a medieval town

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trade

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The Battle of Tours (732 AD) was significant because ...

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because it stopped the Muslim advance into Western Europe.

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This... helped unite Charlemagne ‘s empire.

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A strong, efficient government

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Chivalry governed ...

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relations between noblemen and noblewomen.

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The largest part of the population in feudal society

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the peasants

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The Church had great power over people during the Middle Ages because ...

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because it decided who could achieve salvation.

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"Seize that land from the Turks!" - who said that.. (goes back with a section of matching)

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Urban II (pope in 1095)

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The three-field system contributed to the agricultural revolution that took place during the Middle Ages because it ______________________

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allowed peasants to grow more crops

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The Magna Carta was important because ...

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because it asserted that the monarch must obey the law

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Chief goal of Crusade

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- to free the Holy Land

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the campaign to drive the Muslims out of Spain.

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The Reconquista

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result of the plague in Europe

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Economic decline

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The development of an early jury system took place during the reign of which English king?

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King Henry II

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Result of the Crusades

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- increased trade in Western Europe

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Key feature of Gothic architecture

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- flying buttresses

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Joan of Arc is remembered for doing what?

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leading the French to victories against the English in the Hundred Years’ War