Ch 13 Wh Flashcards

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earliest known inhabitants of the british isles

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Celts

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2
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political/religious leaders of the celts

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druids

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3
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ancient celtic worship site and observatory

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stonehenge

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4
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invaded england in the 500’s

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angles,saxons,and jutes

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5
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the story of who was set in this time

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king arthur

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6
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england comes from what name

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england

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7
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collective name for germanic tribes that invaded england

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angle-saxon

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8
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wandering poets

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scops

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9
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greatest saxon poem about anglo-saxon culture

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beowulf

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10
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sent by pope gregory I to convert the anglo-saxons, aka the 1st Archbishop of Canterbury

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augustine

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11
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what year did england accept catholicism

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664

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12
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concept of bc/ad divisions in history

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the venereal bede

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13
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invaded england in the 800’s and conquered every section but wessex

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Danes

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14
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king of wessex who defeated the danes and confined them to danelaw, 1st great king of england

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alfred the great

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15
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the danes took back control under his rule by 1000

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Canute the Dane

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16
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saxon king of england who died without an heir, causing a war

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edward the confessor

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17
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two people that claimed the throne of england

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william from normandy and harold godwin

18
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in what battle did william the conquer defeated and killed harold godwin

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battle of hastings

19
Q

a count of a nations people

20
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first census book of england

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doomsday book

21
Q

ends heavy taxation of nobles and the church

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Charter of Liberties

22
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capital of england

23
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administrators of finances and judges of revenue matters

24
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grandson of Henry I who started the Plantagenet Line of kings

25
laws common to all englishmen
common law
26
the mom of richard I that ran the kingdom while he was at war
Elanor of Aquitaine
27
lost much of england's land to King Phillip Augustus of France
John
28
what year was the magna carta signed
1215
29
what valley was the magna carta signed in
Runnymede
30
what document put the king under the law
magna carta
31
the right of a person to have their "day in court"
habeas corpus
32
a written plan which sets up a form of govt. and establishes its basc governing principles
constitution
33
nobles rebelled against him and organized a group called parliament
Henry III
34
strong king who conquered whales and portions of scotland expensive wars forced him to cooperate with model parliament
Edward I
35
lost control over scotland in battle of bannockburn
Edward II
36
prince of whales
Llewellyn
37
national hero of scotland
sir william wallace
38
became king after his father was forced to abdicate the throne to his son; the House of Lords and House of commons developed during his rule
Edward III
39
peasant girl who led french forces into battle
Joan of Arc
40
rebelled against richard because of the hundred years war; 1st king of the Lancaster line
Henry IV
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