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Chapter 27 Flashcards

1
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Identify the location on the map.

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Cathay (China)

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Identify the location on the map.

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Venice

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Identify the location on the map.

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Peking

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Identify the location on the map.

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Genoa

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Identify the location on the map.

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Black Sea

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Identify the location on the map.

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China Sea

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Find Cathay (China).

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Find Venice.

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Find Peking.

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Find Genoa.

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Find the Black Sea

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Find the China Sea

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Venetian merchant and explorer; wrote famous account of life in China

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Marco Polo

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emperor of China during Polo’s stay

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Kublai Khan

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“Now, my friends, I will show you something that will please you.”

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Marco Polo

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How did the story of Marco Polo’s travels come to be written?

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Marco was ivnolved in a battle between the venetians and the Genoese, which the Venetians lost. He was imprisoned at Genoa. One of his fellow prisoners was a skillful penman. Marco dictated his stores to this man.

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the most famous king Scotland ever had

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Robert Bruce

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won Scotland’s independence from England in 1328 AD

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Robert Bruce

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Scottish knight who led an uprising against Edward I in a bid for Scottish independence, but was defeated and killed

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Sir William Wallace

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king of England who recognized Scotland’s independence in 1328

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Edward III

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“If the spider has courage to try again, I also will try to free Scotland.”

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Robert Bruce

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to go up

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ascend

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to go down

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descend

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24
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king of England who also claimed the throne of Scotland

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Edward I

25
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How did Robert Bruce’s fortunes turn?

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Edward I died and his son and successor Edward II ignored Scotland for some time. Bruce took advantage of this by capturing most of the castles of Scotland and getting hte Scottish nobles to recognize him as king. Finally he was able to defeat Edward II in battle.

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founder of the Franciscan Order

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St. Francis

27
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order of monks devoted to the teaching of church doctrine and the performance of charitable good works, and the spreading of Christian Education

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Dominican Order

28
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intolerable; obnoxiousand difficult to endure

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insufferable

29
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severity; economical or material meagerness

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austerity

30
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extremely thin through starvation

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emaciated

31
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to abusively mock

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jeer

32
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Describe the philosophy and work of the Order of Friars Minor.

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The order was devoted to charity, especially the care of lepers. It was initially devoted to an extreme form of poverty and allowed no ownership of property. This became less strict in time.

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remembered as one of the best kings of France; sainted for his piety

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Louis IX

34
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“Sing in the name of God. Shout forth his praises as we sail away.”

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Louis IX

35
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Date of the final loss of Jerusalem by Europeans

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1244 AD

36
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Describe how Louis was remembered as a king.

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Loius is remembered as a wise and great ruler. He was devout and scrupulous in doing right. He held informal audiences in which he listened to his subjects’ complaints for hours, and did what he could to address these complaints.

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king of England; made Becket archbishop of Canterbury

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Henry II

38
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powerful archbishop of Canterbury; resisted usurpation of church power by throne; murdered by knights of Henry II

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Thomas Becket

39
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son and successor of Henry II; led Third Crusade

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Richard the Lion-Hearted

40
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Richard’s brother; seized throne at Richard’s death

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John

41
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guarantee of rights to citizens; signed by John under duress from his nobles in 1215 AD

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Magna Carta

42
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“Is there no one who will rid me of this turbulent priests?”

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Henry II

43
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“Here I am, no traitor but a priest of God.”

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Thomas Becket

44
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to stay, visit

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sojourn

45
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to regard with reverence

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venerate

46
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Date of Magna Carta

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1215

47
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How and why was Becket killed?

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Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by knights of Henry II who, on hearing him express extreme frustration with Becket, assumed that Henry meant he wanted Becket dead.

48
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Identify the location on the map.

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Castile

49
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Identify the location on the map.

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Assisi

50
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Find Castile

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51
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Find Assisi

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52
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Identify the location on the map.

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Egypt

53
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Identify the location on the map.

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Mediterranean Sea

54
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Find Egypt.

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55
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Find the Mediterranean Sea.

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56
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Identify the location on the map.

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Acre

57
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Identify the location on the map.

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Adriatic Sea

58
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Find Acre.

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59
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Find the Adriatic Sea

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