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What was the Angevin Empire?

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It was the empire under King Henry II of England, who had a lot of lands.

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What was court and culture like in middel ages?

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Vernacular Literature
Troubadors (Singers/poet)
Tournaments
Courtly Love
Chivalry

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Who was Elenor of Aquctaine?

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She was a Queen of Aqutain. Also the mother of John and Richard.

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What happened with England under Henry I (1100-1135)?

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Expansion and Consolidation
-Common Law
-Exchequer
Scotland and Wales taken
Dauger was Empress Matilda

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Who was Empress Matilda?

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Empress of the HRE.

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Who was David I?

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King of Scotland in the late 12th century, he started the Davidian revolution and reform Scotland.
Gregorian Reform.

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What was Occitan Culture?

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Love, music and liturature

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Who was Thomas Beckett?

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Lord High Chacelor of Enlgand (12cent early)
-Cantebury
-Miricles
-Water of St. Thomas.

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Who was Richard I?

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Richard the Lion heart was a king that made reform and participated in the third crusade.

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Who was John I?

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The King (brother of Richard) who was known for his military failure and the Magna Carta (1215)

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What came from the Magna Carta?

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-Common Law
- Parliment etc.

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What type of Archtecture was popular in middle ages?

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Gothic

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What is Chivalry?

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-Military Bravery and Prowess
-Religious Piety
-Moral conduct and HONOUR
-Nobility and courtly love

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Who was Geoffry of Monmouth?

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He wrote the profecies of Merlin, also wrote thehistory of Briton, and king arthur. Not realible.

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What were troubadours?

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(Occitan, France Italy), Singers and poets of courtly love. E.g., Chretien de Troyes (1160-1191).

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What was courtly love?

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Elenor of aquitine, the classic medieval perspetve of love strarted to emerge. Gender and Women, assuming.

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What was the Lmbard League (1167)?

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Alliacne of Lombard citeis in 1167.

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What was the Peace of Venice(1168)?

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Peace o citie states, consolidation.

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Who was Rudolf I?

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First king of the Habsburg dynasty.

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What was the Mamluk Sultanate?

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It was a sultanate from 1250-1517 in Egypt area.
-Sunni
-Nonheritary
-Multi ethnic.

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What was the Stabilization and peace like in Mongol Empire?

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-Religious Tolerance
-Postal Service
-Commerce, communication and administration.

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What were the four sections of the Mogol Empire (Khantes)?

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  • East- Khantante of the Great Khan
    -Central-Chagatai Khantanate
  • West, Golden Horde
    -South West - Ilkhante
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What was the SILK road?

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An important road of trade strating from china and in Asia.

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Who was Marco Polo?

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Venetian Traveler in China from 1271-1295.
Book of Marco Polo travels 1300

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What was in North Africa in the 13th century?
Mali Empire, Berbers and Grenada.
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What was the Mali Empire?
-Wealthy and Powerful -Trqade and Taxes -Timbuktu -Islam -Mansa Musa, Richest mani n the world. -hajj Pilgrimeage
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What was money use like in the late middle ages?
There were more taxes, and a focus on mercenaries.
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Who was Phillip IV of France?
Phillip the Fair -Taxes the clergy -Targets the Jews -Knights templar -Parliment
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What was the Magna Carta (1215)?
It was a a document that was signed by King John that served to limit monarchical powers while given barrons rights.
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Who was Henry III(R. 1216-1272)?
King after John -Second Baarons war (1264-67) -Cancelation of Debt 1263 -Parliment and commons
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Who was Edward I?
Edward Longshanks, hammer of the scots. -The King in braveheart that subjected the Scots to colonialims. Conquers France, Wales and Scotland
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What were the Wars of Conquest of Wales (1277,1282-83)?
They were the wars started by Edward Longshacks that tooks over wales.
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What was the Gascon war (1294-1303)?
A war between Phillip the fair and Edward I. -Ended with the treaty of Paris.
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What was the First Scottish War of Independence(1296-1328)?
The first war that had William Wallace and saw Robert the Bruce as the first king of the Scots. Also Auld Enemy and Auld Aliance.
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Who was William Wallace?
He was a folk hero of Scottland during the First War of Scottish independence.
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What was the Legacy of William Wallace?
Executed in 1305 -The Wallce the most read book in Sotland behind the bible. -Monuments etc.
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Who was Robert the Bruce?
King of the Scots who ececuted John Comyrn.
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What was the declaration of Arborath (1320)?
Letters from soctish nobles that the Pope worte that declared Scotland as an independent nation under Robert the Bruce. -Pope John -Edward 3 signs treaty of Edinburgh-Northhampton
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What was the Second Scottish War of Independecne (1332-1357)?
David II vs Edward III/ Edward Balliol who wanted claim to the throne, Scotland wins. -Stewart line begins after Robert II.
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What was the Stone of Scone?
The sotne that England to from Scotland where Scottish Kings were crowned.
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What happens in 14th Century Mongol empire?
Fragmentation which led to the dissolve of the EMoire in 1368.
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Who were the Ottomans?
Started in Osman I (1299) -Ended the Byzantyne Empire with the fall of Consatinople in 1453.
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What was the Hagia sophia?
A church turned to Mosque.
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Who was Suleman the Maginificent?
Ruled the ottoman mpure at it's Zenith and had the best administration under him.
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What started the plaugue?
The Mongols Seiged Kafka (Crimea) and the ships filled with the Plaugue traved to Messina.
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What was the Plaugue called?
Yersina Pestis. Bubonic.
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What were the impacts of the Plaugue?
Half of the population in Europe was killed.
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What were the responses of the people?
-Fleeing -Persecuton (Jews blamed) -Payer and Pennece (Slef Falgelation) -Loss of Faith -Hedonism
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What was athe Decameron (1348-53)
A book that would tell the tales of the plaugue and what the isolated familes did. Not fully truthful of course.
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How did views changed?
People viewed moratility diffierently. For example Petrach and the birht of Humanism.
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What were the secondary impact of the Plaugue?
-Ubanization -Support networks -Fewer serfs, higher wages
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What happened with the peasents revoles.
Peasants wanted beetter pay etc.
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What were the long term consequences (Social and Economic).
Urbanization & urban poor * End of Serfdom in W. Europe * Knightly class > decrease in wealth and power * Growing wealthy urban elite
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What were the long term consequences (cULTURE AND ART).
Humanism * Vernacular Literature * Contributes to Renaissance
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What were the long term consequences (rELIGION AND cHURCH)?
Crisis of Faith * Criticism of Catholic Church * Contributes to Reformation
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Who was Giovani Boccio?
Writer of the Decomeron (13548-52)
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Who was Geoffry Chauncer?
Writer of the Cantebury Tales.
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What was the Hudred Years' war?
1337-1453, Wars between England and France that primarly was about claims etc.
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What was the Treaty of Troyes(1420)?
The Treaty between Henry V and Chalres VI of Fracne to make peace.
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Who was Jean of Arc?
She was a peasnt who saw visions of god and helped claim the land back from the English. Killed for heresy (1431). -Identity and patirtism.
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What were the outcomes of the Hundred Years War?
-Political Realignemnty Military Innovations - Taxes -Standing Armies -Wars of the Roses -Rising Nationalism
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What was the Peace of Lodi (1454)?
The Peace between the Itialian City states.
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Who were the Medicis?
A powerful banking family in Italy.
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What came out of the Renissance?
-Humanism and Civic Humanism -Individualsim -Neoplationism -Northen Reniassance.
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What was the Avignon papcicy =?
At this point there were three popes.
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What was the Western Schism (1378-1417)?
This was a schism between the pope in Avainon and Rome. Also popo in Pisa.
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