CH 10 L3 Growth of European Kingdoms Flashcards
Who won the Battle of Hastings? What happened after?
William of Normandy; became King of England
What is the Domesday book?
First Census in Europe since Roman times
Who was Henry II?
created common law throughout England; expanded king’s & court’s powers
What is the Magna Carta?
Defined responsibilities between kings and vassals
What were the two section of English Parliament?
House of Lords - nobles and church heads
House of Commons - knights and townspeople
What was the Capetian dynasty?
From west Frankish lands
Had little power
Who was Philip II Augustus?
Waged war on England, gained back control of Normandy, Maine, Anjou, and Aquitaine
Who was Philip IV
Established 1st French Parliament
- “Phillip the Fair”
Who was Otto I?
King of Germany
Protected Pope –> was crowned emperor of Romans in 962
What did Frederick I and Frederick II do?
Wanted Holy Roman Empire to control Italian land; both defeated
Absence left monarchy weak to lords
Who controlled the Muslim province ____ in Spain?
Province: Al-Andalus; Umayyad Caliphate
What freedoms did non-Muslims have in Spain?
Could practice religion, had their own courts, could hold minor government positions
What is dhimmitude?
Tax non-Muslims had to pay in Muslim Spain as reminder they lived under Muslim rule
What was the Reconquista?
Christian reconquest of Spain, beginning 718, lasting over 700 years
Who were the Magyars?
Hungarians
