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Chapter 13: The Rise Of Modern Nations Flashcards

1
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Who were the earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles?

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Celts

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2
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Who were wondering poets? What is the greatest remaining Saxon poem?

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Scops; Beowulf

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Who is the missionary appointed by Pope Gregory the first in 596 to convert the anglo-Saxons to Roman Catholicism?

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Augustine

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Who became the first archbishop of Canterbury, the most influential church office in England?

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Augustine

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5
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When did England officially accept Romanism?

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664

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6
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What group of Vikings began to invade England in the mid 800s?

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The Danes

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7
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Who is the first great king of England?

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Alfred the great

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Who is the danish king that became king in England, and was surprisingly popular with most Englishmen?

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Canute the Dane

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9
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When was the Battle of Hastings?

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1066

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10
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Who was known as William the Conqueror?

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William, Duke of Normandy

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What was known as the old assembly of nobles?

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Witan

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What body was composed only of chief vassals?

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The great council

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13
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Who issued the Charter of Liberties and established the Exchequer?

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Henry I

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14
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Who was first made king instead of Duke William?

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Harold Godwin

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15
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Who began the Plantagenet line of Kings

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Henry II

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16
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Who established common law and trial by jury in England?

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Henry II

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17
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Who was the most hated king in English history?

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John

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18
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Which king of France used John to take possession of most of England?

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Philip Augustus

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19
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Who was the only person to ever have the title of Queen of France and of England?

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Eleanor of Aquitaine

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20
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When and where was the Magna Carta signed and by who?

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1215; Runnymede; John

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21
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What is a written plan, which sets up a form of government, and establishes its basic governing principles?

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A constitution

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22
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Who called the first meeting of parliament?

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Simon de Montfort

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23
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When was the first meeting of Parliament?

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1265

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24
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Who created the model parliament?

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Edward I

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25
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Who created the House of Lords and the House of Commons?

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Edward III

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26
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Who is the national hero of Scotland?

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Sir William Wallace

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27
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When was the 100 years war? Who fought in this war? Who was the fighter of the French?

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1337-1453; England and France; Joan of arc

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28
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What three famous battles did England win?

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Crécy; Poitiers; agincourt

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29
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Who was the last Plantagenet king?

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Richard II

30
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Who began the Lancaster line?

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Henry IV

31
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Give the years for the wars of the roses; what battle ended the war?

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1455-1485; battle of bosworth field

32
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Who was the first Tudor king?

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Henry VII

33
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When was the death of the last Carolingian king?

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987

34
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What is marked as the beginning of the modern French nation?

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The beginning of the Capetian line of kings

35
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What tiny patch of land did the Capetians control?

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Ile-de-France

36
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Who made the French monarchy stronger than any other single, noble in France?

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Philip the second

37
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Who quarrel with Boniface the eighth?

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Philip the fourth

38
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What is France’s version of Parliament?

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Estates general

39
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Who played the throne after the last Capetian died?

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House of voilà

40
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What name did Rome give Spain?

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Hispania

41
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When did the Moors invade Spain?

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711

42
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What was the great center of Moorish culture?

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Cordova

43
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What is the most famous Moorish mosque?

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Alhambra

44
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What kingdom led the reconquista?

A

Castile

45
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Who wrote a grammar book for the Castilians’ language?

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Antonio de Nebrija

46
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What did Rome call Portugal?

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Lusitania

47
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What king did Portugal become an independent nation?

A

Alfonso Henriquez

48
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Who is the Spanish national hero?

A

El Cid

49
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Who was the most important trade traveler?

A

Marco Polo

50
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What was the major objective of the age of exploration?

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Finding a sea route to the Far East

51
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Who was known for his organization of a “school of navigators”

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Prince Henry the Navigator

52
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Who sailed all the way to the tip of Africa in 1488?

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Batolomeu Dias

53
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Who was the first European to reach the far East by sea?

A

Vasco da Gamma

54
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What was the colony Christopher Columbus established?

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Santo Domingo

55
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Who named the new world?

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Amerigo Vespucci

56
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Which tribe first encountered Columbus?

A

Arawak

57
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Who built the first great civilization in the Western Hemisphere?

A

Maya

58
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What was the most important civilization in South America?

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Inca

59
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What is the most powerful empire in the western hemisphere at the beginning of the age of exploration?

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The Aztecs

60
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Who made the first Spanish landing on the North American mainland?

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Ponce DeLeon

61
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Who crossed the Esme of Panama and discovered the Pacific Ocean?

A

Vasco de Balboa

62
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Who embarked on a three-year voyage around the world?

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Ferdinand Magellan in 1519

63
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Who conquered the Aztecs?

A

Hernando Cortez

64
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Who conquered the Incas of Peru?

A

Francisco Pizarro

65
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Who discovered the Grand Canyon?

A

Francisco Coronado

66
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Who discovered the Mississippi river?

A

Hernando, De Soto

67
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Who drew the imaginary line of demarcation and when?

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Alexander the sixth and 1493

68
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Who explored the eastern coast of North America?

A

Giovanni de Veron Zonzo

69
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Who discovered the St. Lawrence river?

A

Jacques Cartier

70
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Who was the first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland and when?

A

John Cabot in 1497

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