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Memoria Press Famous Men of the Middle Ages > Chapters 12-16 Review > Flashcards

Chapters 12-16 Review Flashcards

1
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Identify the location on the map.

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Ireland

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2
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Find Ireland.

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3
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Identify the location on the map.

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Chester

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4
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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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5
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Find Britain.

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6
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Identify the location on the map.

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the North Sea

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7
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Identify the location on the map.

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Saxony

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8
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Identify the location on the map.

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London

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9
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Identify the location on the map.

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Seine River

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10
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Identify the location on the map.

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the Rhine River

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11
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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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12
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875 AD

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Alfred the Great: first English naval victory

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13
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Find Franconia.

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14
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Identify the location on the map.

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Denmark

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15
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West Saxon king; killed in battle with the Danes

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Ethelred

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16
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Find the (English) Channel.

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17
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Identify the location on the map.

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Wessex

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18
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Find Denmark.

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19
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chiefs of the Jutes; early Germanic settlers in England

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Hengist and Horsa

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20
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Date of Alfred the Great’s first English naval victory

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875

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21
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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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22
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“Let us make ourselves homes here, and I and my Vikings will become your vassals.”

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Rollo

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23
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demonstration of allegiance to a feudal lord

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homage

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24
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established what became the duchy of Normandy

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Rollo

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25
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Identify the location on the map.

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Wales

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26
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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

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27
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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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28
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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.

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29
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raided Britain and northern Europe for over two centuries

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Norsemen

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30
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Identify the location on the map.

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Franconia

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31
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Find Norway.

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32
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Find the North Sea

33
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succeeded by Alfred

34
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itinerant poet-singer of the Middle Ages

35
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Find Wessex.

36
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Identify the location on the map.

37
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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.

38
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Date Canute becomes king of England

39
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Find Rouen

40
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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

41
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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.

42
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first king to rule England as a united kingdom

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Egbert the Saxon

43
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solving dispute; making peace of friendship

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conciliation

44
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duke of Saxony

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Henry the Fowler

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

46
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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.

47
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Identify the location on the map.

48
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legendary and partly mythical Briton king

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King Arthur

49
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Dane who became sole ruler of England in 1016 AD

50
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resisted Anglo-Saxon invasions

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King Arthur

51
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subject of a feudal lord

52
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Find the Seine River.

53
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missionary who spread Christianity in Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Saxon invasions

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St. Patrick

54
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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.”

55
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technique and sport of hunting game with a falcon

56
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Find Wales.

57
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Identify the location on the map.

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(English) Channel

58
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took title of emperor; first Holy Roman emperor

59
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“Not a piece of gold wil be given you. Our truce is ended.”

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Henry the Fowler

60
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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.

61
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son of Henry; succeeded his father

62
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Identify the location on the map.

63
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led raiding parties up the Seine

64
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Find the Rhine River

65
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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.

66
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Find London.

67
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agricultural peasant; member of the lowest feudal class

68
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Icelander; established short-lived colony in Labrador

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Leif the Lucky (Leif Eriksson)

69
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sheep skin treated to use as a writing medium

70
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Identify the location on the map.

71
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Find Paris

72
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territory under rule

73
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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.

74
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“You, King Alfred, were teh wondering minstrel?”

75
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Find Saxony.

76
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son of Sweyn

77
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Find Chester.

78
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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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