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medieval period

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1066-1485

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2
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what important event happened in 1066?

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battle of hastings

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battle of hastings

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  • 1066
  • Normans vs. anglo-saxons
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4
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what happened after the battle of hastings?

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the culture of the Normans and the anglo-saxons fused together

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what language was created due to the culture fusion?

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middle english

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6
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what is middle English a combination of?

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french and old english

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Thomas a beckett

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  • Henry II right hand man
  • an anglo-saxon
  • archbishop of canterbury
  • starts to support the church more and goes against king henry’s opinions/wishes
  • is a martyr and becomes a saint after he is killed
  • many come to pray to his grave
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first estate

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clergy(religious people)

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9
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second estate

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nobles(knights -those who fought)

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third estate

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those who worked(peasants, merchants, etc.)
there was a great variety of people and economic classes in this estate

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women estate system

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  • virgin
  • wife
  • widow
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12
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language of the medieval church

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latin(only those of high class could speak Latin)

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13
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caritas

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love for something in a godly or charitable way

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14
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cupitas

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love for something in a terminal way(materialism/greed)

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seven deadly sins

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1) pride
2) greed
3) lust
4) envy
5) gluttony
6) wrath
7) sloth

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16
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what happened in 145?

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the great vowel shift
words that used to rhyme no longer do

17
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what is Geoffrey chaucer’s nickname?

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the father of English poetry

18
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what are knights supposed to follow?

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the code of chivalry/the knight’s code