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1
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the Middle Ages took place between the end of _______ and beginning of the __________

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classical age

modern world

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In 481 AD _______ becomes ruler of one of the Frankish tribes

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Clovis

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dynasty established by Clovis

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Merovingians

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Because of Clovis’s conversion to Christianity, he receives the support of ________.

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the Christian Church

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originally the “mayor of the palace” was

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chief of the royal palace

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ultimately the mayor of the palace was

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the real ruler of each kingdom

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7
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What was Charles Martel known as?

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Charles the Hammer

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In 732 AD the ________ was a war between ________ and _______ and was won by the _______.

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Battle of Tours; Christians; Muslims; Christians

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Pepin the Short was the son of _______

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Charles Martel

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the dynasty of Pepin the Short

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Carolingians

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Donation of Pepin

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territory Pepin won and the gave as a gift of land to the pope

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12
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Charlemagne was the son of _______

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Pepin the Short

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Charlemagne was known as

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Charles the Great

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Charlemagne was the greatest of all

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Frankish kings

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New Rome

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Charlemagne’s new empire that he wished to build in what is now France and Germany

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Spanish March

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a small strip of land won by Charlemagne from the Moors by driving the Muslims out

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17
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buffer zone

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a buffer between Christians and Muslim Europe

the Spanish March was this

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18
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Charlemagne was crowned what by the pope?

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Emperor of the Romans

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Missi Dominici

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means the Lord’s messengers

appointed officials who helped Charlemagne run his empire

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20
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Louis the Pious was

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Charlemagne’s only surviving son

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21
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The Treaty of Verdun in 843 did what?

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It divided Charlemagne’s empire between his three grandsons

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22
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Vikings

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known as Norsemen or Northmen

were the most feared people

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23
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Vikings come from

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Scandinavia

Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

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24
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Feudalism was a system of

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  1. local governing 2. granting and receiving land 3. and obligations
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an unwritten contract between nobles providing for land and certain obligations

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Feudal contract

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26
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fief

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these were the feudal estates

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27
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obligations of a lord to a vassal

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  1. provided the land 2. provided for a court of justice
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obligations of a vassal to a lord

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must give 1. your loyalty 2. military service (3. maintain land)

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lord

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nobility who granted the fief

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30
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vassals

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a lesser lord who received the fief

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31
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serfs

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peasants who were tied to the land; did hard labor; peasantry

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32
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What did the church acquire large amounts of in the feudal system?

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tremendous amounts of property

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33
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Three causes of war

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  1. boundary disputes 2. inheritance disputes 3. family feuds
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34
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“Peace of God”

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the church instituted periods of peace where there would be no fighting (breaks in fighting that the church enforced)

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35
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Forbidden to attack

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people called noncombatants

could not attack old people, children, women, clergy, and townspeople

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36
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an economic system revolving around self-sufficient estates

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manorialism

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37
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manor

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large estates

38
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Manors were

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self-sufficient

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domain

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the land kept by the lord of the manor for himself

40
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what percent of the population was peasantry

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95%

41
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What were the peasants working conditions like?

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5-6 days working from sun-up to sundown hard labor

42
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cheval

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get the word chivalry from this

means: the art of managing and training your horse

43
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code of chivalry directed what?

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an knight’s behavior towards others

44
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the code eventually extended those knightly qualities to

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people of lower classes

45
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three characteristics of a mounted knight

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  1. had heavy armor 2. had a weapon of some sorts 3. had a horse and a coat of arms
46
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For the nobility, wars were opportunities for

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glory or wealth

47
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For the rest of society, wars were

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a major cause of suffering and hardship

48
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trial by ordeal

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accused would have to endure an ordeal and innocence or guilt was determined by how quickly the wounds healed

49
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compurgation

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accuser and accused brought in character witnesses who testified on their behalf

50
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Page

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began at age seven; learned knightly manners and began to learn how to use and care for weapons

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squire

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took care of a knight’s horse, armor, and weapons and would also accompany knight into battle

52
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hierarchy

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a ranking

an order of power from lowest to highest

53
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parish priest

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directly served the people in his church; could administer five of the seven sacraments

54
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sacraments

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ceremonies at which the people received God’s direct favor

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pope

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held supreme authority over the Roman Catholic Church

56
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canon law

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the church’s own code of law

57
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clergy

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any church related official was a part of this group

58
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interdiction

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the Catholic Church’s punishment of a region where the church was closed and sacraments were denied

59
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excommunication

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when a person is cut off from the church and could not receive sacraments or be buried on sacred ground; effectively removed a person from society

60
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heresy

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most serious crime in the Middle Ages

opinion that conflicts with the church’s doctrines

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heretic

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one convicted of heresy and denied the teachings of the church; sentenced to death

62
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investiture

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when a nobleman could appoint a friend or relative to hight positions within the church

63
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inquisition

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a special court that tried only heretics or heresy cases

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Anglo-Saxon (England)

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the Angles and the Saxons were the primary Germanic tribes in England

65
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“Land of the Angles”

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is ultimately going to be referred to as England

66
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shires

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government districts

67
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The Norman conquest begins

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the Norman line of kings

68
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Normandy

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located in France (and is where William, Duke of Normandy is from)

69
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Harold of Wessex

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related by marriage to Edward the Confessor and is the opposition to William the Conqueror as both of them claim the throne

70
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Battle of Hastings 1066

who defeated who and what is happens as a result

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William defeated Harold. William becomes king and is known as William the Conqueror.

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The Domesday Book

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recorded all taxable property and the value of it

72
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absolute ruler

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a ruler with absolute authority; complete control

73
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Magna Carta (1215) known as

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the Great Charter

74
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what was significant about the Magna Carta

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The king was not above the law anymore

had to obey the law

75
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common law

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a law based on customs

76
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Dept. of the Exchequer

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deals with the king’s finances

77
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circuits

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the routes that he judges traveled from town to town

78
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trial by jury

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where the jury would determine the guilt or innocence of the accused

79
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Parliament

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the legislative body of England

80
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House of Lords

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nobles and clergy

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House of Commons

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knights and free citizens(burgesses)

82
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Court of Exchequer

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dealt with financial matters

83
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Court of Common Pleas

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dealt with ordinary citizens

84
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Court of King’s Bench

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dealt with cases concerning the king or the government

85
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living law

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a law that changes with the conditions of the times

86
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leader of the Norman conquest

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Duke William of Normandy

87
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William required

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all his subjects to swear loyalty to him the king

88
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William became known as

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William the Conqueror

89
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duty of Parliament

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originally and advisory body to the king but became the legislative body

90
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The Middle Ages were also called the

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medieval period/times

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