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What percentage of the population was directly involved in feudal tenure

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10%

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What were the three basic elements that made up feudalism

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  • Personal element of vassalage
  • property elements of the fief
  • government element
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Where was feudalism most thoroughly developed

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France in the 9th - 12th centuries

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What was the major development benefits that feudalism provided for medieval society

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Help to stabilize everyone on the local level and laid the foundation for a future recovery after 1000 A.D.

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Who made up the feudal pyramid

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King, Duke, count, Baron, knight

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What were Lord vassal relationships

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The Lord gave a fief to the vassal who paid a rent

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What were fiefs

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Payment

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What were tenants in chief

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Vassals of the king

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How many members within the feudal pyramid could be both a Lord and a vassal

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all of them except the king and the knight

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In the early days of feudalism what happened to a fief when the vassal died

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The thief went back to the lord

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What was the common mode of inheritance in much of Europe after the 9th century

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Primogeniture - first son inheritance

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What were feudal incidents

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No heir, a minor, or a female

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Why was there a problem of conflict of loyalty is with in the pyramid

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Vassalage to more than one lord

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What is a general definition of manorialism

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Economic and social system

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What percentage of the population was directly involved in manorialism

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90%

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What were the basic features of a medieval Manor

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100 to 2000 acres of arable land villages for a labor force pastureland wasteland water supply and a forest

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How was a manner farmed

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Self-sufficient open field cooperative two or three field system

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How many acres did an average peasant farm on a mannor

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30 acres

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Why were crop yields so low

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  • Violence of the era
  • Done by hand
  • Poor seed
  • Lack of fertilizer, insecticides and pesticides
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How much of his labor and crop did the average peasant owe his Lord

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Half

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What was “God’s peace “

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A peasant priest on the manner

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What was the status of peasants on a mannor

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It varied most were serfs bound to the land but not slaves

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Who represented the Lord on a mannor if he was not in residence

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A bailiff or a steward

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Who represented the peasants

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A Reeve

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What were the features of the agricultural revolution that gained momentum after 1000 A.D.

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  1. Greater use of the three field system 2. Clearing and reclamation of land 3. Greater use of the horse for. Raising of sheep 5. Greater use of the Ironwheel to plow 6. Specialization 7. Better weather from 1000 to 1300 A.D. 8. Advances in metallurgy and Mining nine. 9. Greater use of wind and water power
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What were the results of the agricultural revolution

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Surplus of food increase specialization and it contributed to the recovery in the high middle ages from 1000 to 1300 AD

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27
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Where did the Frank’s originally settle

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France and other Germanic kingdoms

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What were the two Royal dynasties of the Frank’s

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Merovingian and Carolingian

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What role did Clovis play in Frankish history

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United the two Frank is tribes took over Roman Gaul and converted to Christianity in 466 AF

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30
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Who were the do nothing kings From 639 to 751 AD

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Physically weak, did nothing, and basically figureheads

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What role did the mayors of the palace play it during the do-nothing Kings era

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They were the real Kings while the king was more of a figurehead

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32
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Why was Charles Martel important in Frankish history

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Defeated the Moslems developed a heavy Mountain Calvary and promoted missionary work

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Why was Pepin the short important in Frankish history

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First king after the do nothing kings era and defeated the Lombards

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What is a general definition of feudalism

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A political and military system

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35
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What was the Carolingian Renaissance

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it was a renaissance of education

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Where was the Carolingian Renaissance centered

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Palace school of accen and frankish monestaries

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What were the Carolingian renaissance is major accomplishments

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Preservation of 8000 works of literature, school curriculum established, standardize Latin, minuscule hand writing

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What took Charlemagne’s empire after his death

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Feudalism and manorialism

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39
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who were Hugh Capet and the Capetians

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Hugh was the dude that was chosen to lead France and the Capetians were his line of rulers

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40
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How much territory did Hugh Capet control in 987

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Only Isle de France

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41
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What was the major accomplishment of Philip Augustus

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Tripled the realm of the Capetians and develop the Royal government

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What was the major accomplishment of Louis IX

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Made France number one politically militarily and economically and culturally

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What was the major accomplishment of Philip the fair

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Battle of the English, the Pappasito and expelled the Jews and dissolved the nights Templar

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What process was complete in France by the end of Louis the 11th reign

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The union of France

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45
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What was the status of France in European politics by 1500

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2

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46
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What Germanic groups conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries

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The Anglo-Saxons

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47
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What was the heptarchy

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Seven monarchs

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48
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What impact of the Vikings have on England between the eighth and 11th century’s

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Raids, Settlements, Total conquest, Viking empire, fucked shit up in general, stole everything then went home

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49
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What role did duke William of Normandy play in English history

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He was the successor of Edward the Confessor

50
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How did the church deal with the need for periodic reform

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It had a roller coaster of reforms from the 9th to 16th centuries

51
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What was the state and position of the church in 1500

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Still super powerful but people had doubts:

  • Legalistic
  • Formal
  • Caustious
  • Defensive
  • Bureaucrataic
  • Secular
52
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How many Crusades were there and which one was the most successful which one was most spectacular and which one was most damaging

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There were nine crusades first was most successful third most spectacular and fourth most damaging

53
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Who was Popo urban the second

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The Popo called for the Crusades

54
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What was the importance of the Council of Clearmont

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Urban II addressing layman and churchmen to do the Crusades

55
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What were the Papel motivations for participating in this movement

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Enhance papal prestige, reunite the two churches

divert christian warriors and retake the holy land

56
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What were the major results of the crusading movement

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The failed expansion of Europe, negative effect on the Byzantine empire and aided European nobles it impacted the commercial revolution by increasing demand for Italy’s luxury goods

57
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What was the Frank’s status during the Early Middle Ages

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They were the leading group

58
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Why was Charlemagne the dominant personality of his age?

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He ruled over the dominant state of the age and was considered to be the father of Europe.

59
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How large was charlamagne’s realm

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300 counts/countries

60
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How did charlamagne govern and expand his realm?

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He went on 52 campaigns and used the missi cominici, which were special agents

61
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What was the most famous event during charlamagne’s career?

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The christmas day crowning when he was crowed emperor of the west.

62
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what royal family took the place of the Capetians in 1328?

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House of valois

63
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Who distputed the take over of the Valois in 1328?

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Edward II of England

64
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What were the long-range causes of the hundred years war?

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The status of the Angevin Empire, Control of the English Channel and the status of scotland

65
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What were the immediate causes of the hundred years war?

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Edward II claiming the French Throne

66
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Why was the medieval church so important and powerful during the Middle Ages

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Most wealthy, provided social mobiliity, church was a big part of the average peasants life

67
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what roles did the medieval church carry out during the middle ages?

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Religious, economic, political, cultural, and Social

68
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How did the church deal with the need for periodic reform?

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Rollercoaster syndrom

69
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What was the relationship between chruch and state during the early high and latee middle ages?

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Early: State had the power
High: Church had the power
Late: Church got cocky, monarch rules the church now instead of the pope

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What factors gave the church its greatest power and prestige during the high middle ages (1000-1500AD)?

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Best leadership and organization, it had 1/3 of the wealth, it had canon law, it had the 7 sacrements, the church councils and images of power

71
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What was the state and position of the church in 1500?

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Still the most powerful and influential institution of the age but people thought it was legalistic, cautious, defensive, bureaucratic and secular.

72
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What happened to charlemagne’s empire in Germany after his death in 814

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dissolved into 5 stem duchies each with its own duke and one is selected to be king

73
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who were Henry the Fowler and Otto I

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German emperors

74
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what did Henry the Fowler accomplish during his reign of Germany?

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Made Germany the strongest state, controlled germany, Italy, the church and much of eastern Europe

75
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What did Otto I accomplish during his reign of Germany?

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he controlled the duchies and the defeated the Magyars

76
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what was the status of the holy roman empire and emperor’s power in 1056

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Two trends - weakened and disunited

77
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what were the factors that led to the holy roman empire becoming weakened and decentralized by 1300

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revived church led by aggressive popes. strong nobility favoring decentralization. cradled the alps

78
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What were the economic conditions during the Early Middle Ages (500 - 1000 AD)

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rural and agricultural, there were three classes (fighting, praying, and working), slow population growth

79
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What were the economic conditions during The High Middle Ages (1000-1300)

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Greater security, European expansion, population doubling, decline of feudalism and manorialism

80
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what were cities like during the middle ages?

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awful, shit in the streets, everything was on fire, everyone was sick, but parties were lit

81
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why did people settle in cities during the middle ages?

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Jobs, more people, more fun

82
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What was home rule and commune

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Home rule was when someone runs their own local affairs but has someone above them, commune was completely independent

83
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Where were the largest towns during the Middle ages?

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Italy

84
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What role did guilds play in the Middle Ages?

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Served political, social, educational, religious and econoomic roles

85
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how did one become a member of guilds?

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Became an apprentice

86
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What were the weaknesses of guilds?

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didn’t work in a depression or recession and discouraged progression

87
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What were the most important economic centered during the middle ages?

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The med, Flanders and the Baltic

88
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What was the importance of trade fairs during the Middle Ages

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Increased local and international trade

89
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Where was the most important trade fair held?

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Champagne

90
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What were pie powdered courts and law merchants?

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Courts to settle trade disputes, lawyers

91
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why was the transportation of goods such a challenge during the middle ages?

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Hard to protect goods and lots of tolls

92
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why were goods like spices so expensive?

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They came from far away

93
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what were some of the major commercial advances during the middle ages?

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Refined business techniques, partnerships, insurance, bills of exchange, arabic numerals, banking

94
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What roles did the de Medici and Fugger families play in the economic expansion of the middle ages?

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Fuggers were the richest family of the age and the de Midici family developed the florin

95
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what was the florin?

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the visa card of the age

96
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how did an economic revival contribute to a general recover during the High Middle Ages (1000-1300 AD)?

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Made Europe richer and laid the foundations for capitalism, provided greateer opportunities, stimulated european culture

97
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what were the ingredients that made up european civilisation?

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greco-roman culture, christianity, german hertiage

98
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When did medieval civilisation reach its zenith

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the high middle ages

99
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How did Feudalism and manorialism connect up together

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Fiefs were the manors or villas that were accepted

100
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What two threats to their power did the capetians face?

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French Vassals and the Angevin Empire

101
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What was the Angevin Empire?

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People going up against the Capetians

102
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What specific means diid they employ to control more territory and population?

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any means; feudal law, roman law, purchases, marriages, diplomacy, war and religion

103
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What royal family took the place of the capetians in 1328?

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Valois

104
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Who disputed the succession of the Valois family taking place of the capetians in 1328?

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Edward III of England

105
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What were the immediate causes of the Hundred Years war?

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Edward III being denied the French throne in favor of Philip VI

106
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What were the long-range causes of the Hundred Years war?

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Control of the English Channel and Flanders

107
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What was the first phase of the Hundred years war?

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English won pretty much all the important battles, everyone thought they were gonna win

108
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What was the second phase of the Hundred Years war

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Joan of Arc fucked shit up and France won

109
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What was the outcome of the Hundred Years war?

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France won

110
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What process was complete in France by the end of the Louis XI’s reign?

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The unification of France

111
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What was the significance of the War of the Roses?

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Henry II defeated Richard III and became king, Richard was killed but not found until the 20th century

112
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What Germanic group ruled the Iberian peninsula from the 5th to 8th century?

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Visigoths

113
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What impact did the moslems have on the Iberian peninsula from 711 to 1492?

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  • they were there for 700 years
  • A family set up a dynasty
  • they were on the trade routes
  • Super big big culture
114
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What was the Reconquista?

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Christians wanted to end moslem power in spain

115
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How long did the Reconquista take to carry out?

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500 to 700 ish years

116
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Who completed the Reconquista in 1492?

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Ferdinand and Isabella

117
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What were major developments that affected spain from 1000 - 1500 A.D.?

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  • The kingdoms of Spain merged together to create one Spain
  • Royal power and government gained power
  • Religious intolerance
118
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What was the status of Spain in European and world affairs by 1500?

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  • # 1
  • First global empire
  • Wealthiest state
  • Most Catholic
  • Siglo de Oro - Greatest Cultural Era
119
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What roles did Prince Henry the Navigator and the portugese play during the age of Exploration and Discovery?

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They led it

120
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What were the individual crusader motivations for participating in the crusades

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spiritual, adventure, glory, reputation, material gain and love of fighting

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