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Chapter 16 Flashcards

1
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Identify the location on the map.

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Wessex

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Find Wessex.

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Danish king; invaded England and defeated Anglo-Saxons in 1013 AD; became king of England

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Sweyn

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son of Sweyn

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Canute

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Dane who became sole ruler of England in 1016 AD

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Canute

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“Learn how feeble is the power of earthly kings. None is worthy of the name of king but He whom heaven and earth and sea obey.”

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Canute

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7
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Date Canute becomes king of England

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1016

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What kind of king was Canute? Give examples

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Canute ruled wisely. He sent his Danish army back to Denmark, keeping only a small fleet and palace guard. He solicited the support of his Anglo-Saxon subjects. He rebuked flattery. He gave England peace and prosperity.

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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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13
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Find Franconia.

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Find the Rhine River

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21
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duke of Saxony

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Henry the Fowler

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22
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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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23
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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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25
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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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26
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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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27
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technique and sport of hunting game with a falcon

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falconry

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28
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territory under rule

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domain

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29
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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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30
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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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West Saxon king; killed in battle with the Danes

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Ethelred

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32
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succeeded by Alfred

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Ethelred

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33
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“You, King Alfred, were teh wondering minstrel?”

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Guthrum

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34
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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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35
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sheep skin treated to use as a writing medium

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parchment

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36
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itinerant poet-singer of the Middle Ages

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minstrel

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37
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Date of Alfred the Great’s first English naval victory

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875

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38
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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.

39
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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.

40
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875 AD

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Alfred the Great: first English naval victory

41
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raided Britain and northern Europe for over two centuries

42
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Icelander; established short-lived colony in Labrador

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Leif the Lucky (Leif Eriksson)

43
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led raiding parties up the Seine

44
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established what became the duchy of Normandy

45
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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

46
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“Let us make ourselves homes here, and I and my Vikings will become your vassals.”

47
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“Never will I bend my knee before any man and no man’s foot will I kiss.”

48
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demonstration of allegiance to a feudal lord

49
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agricultural peasant; member of the lowest feudal class

50
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subject of a feudal lord

51
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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.

52
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first king to rule England as a united kingdom

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Egbert the Saxon

53
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chiefs of the Jutes; early Germanic settlers in England

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Hengist and Horsa

54
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legendary and partly mythical Briton king

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King Arthur

55
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Identify the location on the map.

56
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Identify the location on the map.

57
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Identify the location on the map.

58
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Find Denmark.

59
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Find Chester.

60
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Find London.

61
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Identify the location on the map.

62
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Identify the location on the map.

63
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Identify the location on the map.

64
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Identify the location on the map.

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Seine River

65
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Find Norway.

66
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Find Paris

67
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Find Rouen

68
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Find the Seine River.

69
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Identify the location on the map.

70
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Identify the location on the map.

71
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Identify the location on the map.

72
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Identify the location on the map.

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the North Sea

73
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Identify the location on the map.

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(English) Channel

74
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Find Britain.

75
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Find Wales.

76
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Find Ireland.

77
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Find the North Sea

78
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Find the (English) Channel.

79
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resisted Anglo-Saxon invasions

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King Arthur

80
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missionary who spread Christianity in Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Saxon invasions

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St. Patrick

81
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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

82
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solving dispute; making peace of friendship

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conciliation

83
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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.

84
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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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