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MIddle Ages Flashcards

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Which explorer landed in Newfoundland around 1000?

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Leif Erikson

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Who defeated the Spanish Moors at the Battle of Tours in 732?

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Charles Martel

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Who established the Merovingian Dynasty by uniting the Frank’s through force?

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Clovis

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What is the term for an economic association formed by merchants or craftsmen?

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Guild

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What is the term for a self-sufficient estate controlled by a lord?

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Manor

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What is the term for a Frankish name which means “the Hammer”

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Martel

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What is the term for the names of the capital city where Charlemagne lived?

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Aachen

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What is the term for navigators and warriors who raided churches and monasteries?

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Vikings

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What is the term for a plot of land that a vassal receives from his lord?

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Fief

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What is the term for an individual who provided military service in return for land?

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Knights

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What region was named after the Viing settlers who took control in 911?

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Normandy

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12
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What was the gathering of the three social classes in France?

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Estates General

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13
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Which French king seized English territory from King John I?

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Philip Augustus

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14
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Which event occurred during the Fourth Crusade?

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Pope excommunicated an entire Christian army

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15
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Which agreement allowed the pope and Holy Roman Emperor to share investiture duties?

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Concordat of worms

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16
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Who received a knight’s loyalty under the code of chivalry?

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Feudal lord
God
Chosen lady

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17
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What weapon gave the English an advantage at the Battle of Agincourt?

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Longbow

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18
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What percent of the population died during the BLACK DEATH?

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50%

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19
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What battle caused William of Normandy to become king of England?

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Battle of Hastings

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20
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Did England defeat France at the end of the Hundred Years’ War?

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NO

21
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Was the Black Death spread by infected fleas on rats?

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YES

22
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Did the Magna Carta force the English nobles to give their land to the King?

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NO

23
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Did the pope and the nobles lose their power after the crusades failed?

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YES

24
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Was the inquisition a search for heretics that would end in torture?

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YES

25
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Did the lay investiture let the nobles appoint their own bishops and abbots?

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YES

26
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Did a lot of towns establish independent governments after 1000?

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YES

27
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We serfs allowed leave a manor after 10 years of service?

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NO

28
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Did the Treaty of Verdun establish rules of war that protected the non-combatants?

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NO

29
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Did the Benedictine Rule require physical labor every day?

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YES

30
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Did St. Benedict write City of God to explain that the Bible was to serve as an allegory?

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NO

31
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Did Charlemagne use the missi dominici to check on counts around his empire?

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YES

32
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Did Charles Martel establish the Carolingian Dynasty?

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YES

33
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Was Clovis the first barbarian king to become Catholic?

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YES

34
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What was the Donation of Pepin? How did it affect the pope?

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Pepin captured Lombard cities in Italy
Pepin gave the land to the pope
Papal States had political power

35
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How did Alfred the Great try to fight the Vikings? Was he successful?

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Burg has system of defenses

Vikings could not attack strong fortifications

36
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What is baptism by sword? How was it used by Charlemagne?

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Barbarians must convey to Christianity or die

Lombards were forced to convert to Catholicism

37
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Why was the Mayor of the Palace so important? What were his responsibilities?

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Most trusted and the most powerful official
Control of the king’s royal household
Commander of the army

38
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Why are the early Middle Ages called the Dark Ages? How did society change?

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Decline of cities and literacy

Barbarian Kingdoms

39
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Why did Pope Urban II call the First Crusade? How was it different from the later crusades?

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Byzantine Emperor Alexius asked for help against the Turks
Capture Jerusalem and protest Christian pilgrims
Success demonstrated a pal influence

40
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Discuss the reign of Charlemagne - - What were his greatest accomplishments - why is he considered to be the greatest Frankish ruler - Describe both his military and domestic policies.

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Charlemagne defeated the Lombards in Italy and the Saxons in Germany - Mass baptisms by sword forced the Lombards to convert to Catholicism - Spanish March was used as a defensive buffer against the Moors in Spain - - Empire was divided into counties monitored by the missi dominici - Charlemagne used revenue from his large personal estates to keep taxes low - Palace school and monasteries revived education after fall of Rome (Catholic education)

41
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Describe the Hundred Years’ War - - what motivations drove the English and French to War? - How did new technology affect the conflict - discuss the progression of the war especially the contribution made by King Henry V and Joan of Arc?

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England and France fought for control of French territory
Connor made castles obsoleted
English longbow provided range and speed
First phase was dominated by England because the Capetian Dynasty needed in France
Second phase was dominated by France because England was also fighting Scottish rebels
Third phase - English King Henry V defeated a larger French force at Agincourt
Joan of Arc saved Orleans fro English troops and escorted Charles the Dauphin to Reims
Joan was captured and executed, but Charles VII Drove the English from France

42
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What is the term for peasants without the freedom to leave their manors?

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Serfs

43
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Who was crowned emperor on Christmas Day in 800?

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Charlemagne

44
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Which ruler prevented Richard the Lionhearted from capturing Jerusalem?

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Saladin

45
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Could a journeyman join a guild after creating a masterpiece?

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YES

46
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Was Aachen the capital city where Charlemagne lived?

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YES

47
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What was the Domesday Book? Why was it important to William the Conqueror?

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Census of all and, property, and people in England

Exercise of centralized power - taxes

48
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Where did Charles Martel defeat the Spanish Moors in 732?

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The Battle of Tours

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