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Chapter 15 Flashcards

1
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Identify the location on the map.

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Saxony

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Identify the location on the map.

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Franconia

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Identify the location on the map.

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the Rhine River

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Find Saxony.

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Find Franconia.

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Find the Rhine River

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duke of Saxony

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Henry the Fowler

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chosen by Conrad to succeed him as king of Germany

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Henry the Fowler

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son of Henry; succeeded his father

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Otto

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took title of emperor; first Holy Roman emperor

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Otto

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name used by Otto and his successors for their united kingdom of Germany

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Holy Roman Empire

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12
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“Not a piece of gold wil be given you. Our truce is ended.”

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Henry the Fowler

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13
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technique and sport of hunting game with a falcon

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falconry

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14
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territory under rule

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domain

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15
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What had become of Charlemagne’s empire and what threats was it facing?

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A hundred years since Charlemagne’s death, his empire was fragmented into seven kingdoms. NO direct descendants of Charlemagne still lived. Parts of the German territories were under attack by the Magyars in the south and later by Danes in the north.

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Identify the location on the map.

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Denmark

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17
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Identify the location on the map.

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Chester

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Identify the location on the map.

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London

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19
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Find Denmark.

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20
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Find Chester.

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Find London.

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28
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Saxon king in western England; conquered Danes and established border between Danish and Saxon rule in England

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Alfred the Great

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29
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West Saxon king; killed in battle with the Danes

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Ethelred

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30
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succeeded by Alfred

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Ethelred

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31
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“You, King Alfred, were teh wondering minstrel?”

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Guthrum

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32
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“I will give you your liberty if you will become a Christian and never again make war on my people.”

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Alfred

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33
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sheep skin treated to use as a writing medium

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parchment

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34
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itinerant poet-singer of the Middle Ages

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minstrel

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35
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Date of Alfred the Great’s first English naval victory

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875

36
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How did Alfred become king?

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Alfred became king after his older brother Ethelred was killed fighting the Danes.

37
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Why did he build a navy?

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As more and more Danes were coming over from Denmark, Alfred built a navy to be able to fight them in their own element and defeat them or disrupt them before they could land.

38
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875 AD

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Alfred the Great: first English naval victory

39
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raided Britain and northern Europe for over two centuries

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Norsemen

40
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Icelander; established short-lived colony in Labrador

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Leif the Lucky (Leif Eriksson)

41
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led raiding parties up the Seine

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Rollo

42
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established what became the duchy of Normandy

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Rollo

43
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king of France; made peace with Rollo and granted him and his people the Normandy territory

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Charles the Simple

44
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“Let us make ourselves homes here, and I and my Vikings will become your vassals.”

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Rollo

45
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“Never will I bend my knee before any man and no man’s foot will I kiss.”

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Rollo

46
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demonstration of allegiance to a feudal lord

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homage

47
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agricultural peasant; member of the lowest feudal class

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serf

48
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subject of a feudal lord

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vassal

49
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What territory in France did Rollo acquire, and what was required of him in return?

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Rollo’s grant was the territory now called Normandy. Rollo was obliged to hold and show allegience to the king, and to provide troops for the king’s army in times of war.

50
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first king to rule England as a united kingdom

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Egbert the Saxon

51
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chiefs of the Jutes; early Germanic settlers in England

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Hengist and Horsa

52
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legendary and partly mythical Briton king

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King Arthur

53
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Identify the location on the map.

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Norway

54
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Identify the location on the map.

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Paris

55
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Identify the location on the map.

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Rouen

56
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Identify the location on the map.

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Seine River

57
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Find Norway.

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58
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Find Paris

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59
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Find Rouen

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60
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Find the Seine River.

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61
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Identify the location on the map.

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Britain

62
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Identify the location on the map.

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Wales

63
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Identify the location on the map.

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Ireland

64
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Identify the location on the map.

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Wessex

65
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Identify the location on the map.

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the North Sea

66
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Identify the location on the map.

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(English) Channel

67
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Find Britain.

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68
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Find Wales.

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69
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Find Ireland.

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70
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Find Wessex.

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71
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Find the North Sea

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72
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Find the (English) Channel.

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73
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resisted Anglo-Saxon invasions

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King Arthur

74
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missionary who spread Christianity in Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Saxon invasions

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St. Patrick

75
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“Oh, they would be angels instead of Angels if they were only Christians, for they certainly have the faces of angels.”

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the monk Gregory

76
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solving dispute; making peace of friendship

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conciliation

77
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How did Egbert end up at the court of Charlemagne?

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Egbert claimed the kingship of Wessex, but the people supported another man. Egbert fled to Charlemagne.

78
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How did this experience influence him and affect English history?

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Egbert was impressed by and learned from the many innovations of Charlemagne. He returned to England and established there, the sytem of Charlemagne. He persuaded or forced the petty kings to recognize his rule as the first king of a unified England.

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