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Chapter 28 Flashcards

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son of Edward III; victor of Crecy

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Edward the Black Prince

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king of France; defeated by Edward at Crecy

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Philip of Valois

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“I will prove myself a true knight, My father is right I need no aid.”

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Edward the Black Prince

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“Cheer, cheer for the Black Prince! Cheer for the hero of Crecy!”

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Edward III

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Date of the approximate beginning of Renaissance

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1350 AD

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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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34
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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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37
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king of England who recognized Scotland’s independence in 1328

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Edward III

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38
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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

39
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to go up

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ascend

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to go down

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descend

41
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king of England who also claimed the throne of Scotland

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Edward I

42
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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

44
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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

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intolerable; obnoxiousand difficult to endure

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insufferable

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severity; economical or material meagerness

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austerity

47
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extremely thin through starvation

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emaciated

48
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to abusively mock

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jeer

49
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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.

50
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remembered as one of the best kings of France; sainted for his piety

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Louis IX

51
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“Sing in the name of God. Shout forth his praises as we sail away.”

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Louis IX

52
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Date of the final loss of Jerusalem by Europeans

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1244 AD

53
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Identify the location on the map.

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Castile

54
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Identify the location on the map.

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Assisi

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Find Castile

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56
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Find Assisi

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57
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Identify the location on the map.

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Egypt

58
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Identify the location on the map.

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Mediterranean Sea

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Find Egypt.

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60
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Find the Mediterranean Sea.

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61
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Identify the location on the map.

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Acre

62
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Identify the location on the map.

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Adriatic Sea

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Find Acre.

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64
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Find the Adriatic Sea

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65
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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

67
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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

68
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son and successor of Henry II; led Third Crusade

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Richard the Lion-Hearted

69
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Richard’s brother; seized throne at Richard’s death

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John

70
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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

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

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Henry II

72
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“Here I am, no traitor but a priest of God.”

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Thomas Becket

73
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to stay, visit

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sojourn

74
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to regard with reverence

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venerate

75
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Date of Magna Carta

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1215

76
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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.

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