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Ch17 ss Flashcards

1
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VOCABULARY

A

V

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2
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Eurasia

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The large landmass that includes both europe and asia

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3
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Topography

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Refers to the shape and elevation of land in a region.

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Mountain ranges cover much of —— europe

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Southern

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5
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Most northern europe is part of the….

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Vast northern european plains

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The vast european plains stretch from

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From the atlantic ocean in the west

To the ural mountains in the east

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7
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The northern european plain is also the location of most of europe’s —-

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Major rivers

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8
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Europes largest peninsula is

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Scandinavia

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9
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In northern europe most people lived on …

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The coastal plains
Or
The river valleys

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Why do many of the people in southern europe work as traders

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Southern europe has many peninsulas, therefore the people live close to the sea

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11
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Why was northern europe frequently invaded

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Because no mountains blocked access

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12
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By the early 500s europe was divided into many small ……

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Kingdoms

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13
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The middle ages lasted from…. To….

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500 to 1500

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14
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The middle ages can also be called

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The medieval period

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15
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At thr beggining of the middle ages most of the kingdoms (were or were not) christians

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Were not

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16
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Christianity was common in areas that were part of the ……. …….

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Roman empire

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17
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Who were monks

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They were religious men who lived away from society in isolated communities

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18
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How did monks spend most of their time

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Monks spent most of their time in prayer, works, and meditation

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19
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Describe a monastery

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Life in a monAstery was stictly organized. Most europeN monastries followed a set of rules created by an italian monk called bendict

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20
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What was bendicts rule called

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The benedictine rule

21
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What occurred d by the early 500s

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Europe was divided into many small kingdoms

22
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The middle ages period lazter from _______ to ______

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500 to 1500

23
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What is Another name for the middle ages

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The medieval period

24
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Give an example of how christianity spread across northern europe

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Popes sent missionaries to teach the northern european kingdoms about Christianity

25
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Who are missionaries

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Missionaries are people that try to convert others to a particular religion

26
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What were the first three places that popes sent missionaries to?

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Britain france and germany

27
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Who was saint patrik, and how was he unlike others?

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Saint patrick was a monk who helped covert the irish to christianity. He was unlike most missionaries as he traveled alone

28
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Describe a knights role in society

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Kinights were warriors who fought on horseback. Knights who promised to support a lord in exchange for land were called vassals.

29
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Describe what a vassal had to do

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Vassals swore that they would be loyal to their lord (noble) in exchange for land.

30
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When a lord had a special occasion, vassals had to …..

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Give their lords money

31
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What would happen if a lord did not do what he was supposed to do

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The vassal could brake the tie with him

32
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Could vassals become lords

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Yes, but if they gained enough land

33
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Whats a fief

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The peice of land given by a noble to a knight

34
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Who were the people on top of the feudal society pyramid

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Kings and queens

35
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  1. And then
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Nobles

36
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3

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Knights

37
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4

A

Peasants

38
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Feudalism was first created by the ……..

A

Franks

39
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When did feudalism reach Britain and how

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In the 1000s when a french noble called William the conqueror defeated the kind of England in a battle and rewarded his knights with fiefs

40
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Knights allowed peasants to farm on their large estates. In return peasants had to……..

A

Give knights food and other payments

41
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The large estate owned by a knight or lord is called a …

A

Manor

42
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Who were serfs

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Serfs were workers who were tied to the land they worked out. They could not leave without the lords permission.

43
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Give a reason of why women in the middle ages had fewer rights then men

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They had to obey the wishes of their fathers and husbands

44
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What was a peasant women’s role

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They worked along side their husbands to support their families

45
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What was the role of noblewomem

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Noblewomen ran mNor housholds, supervised servants, and governed manors when their husbands were not at war

46
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During the times of the middle ages most towns were…. (Small, big)

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Small

47
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How did europe’s populTion increase

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Farmers began to produce more harvest then ever before as they had discovered new ways for farming

48
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Towns grew because…..

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Trade increased

49
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What lead to the decline of feudalism and why

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The growth of trade led to the decline of feudalism because knights began to demand for money instead of land. At the same time, peasants and surfs left their manors for towns and cities

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