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What is known as the great council in England?

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Witenagemot

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2
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Hugh Capet was the ……. king of the Capetian kings.

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First

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What are the two houses in Britian’s two house government system?

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House of Commons and House of Lords

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Britain’s two house system is called what?

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Parliament

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5
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Henry II, king of England, was from what other Eurpoen country?

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France

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Which country controlled France during Joan of Arc’s youth?

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England

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Which country fought in the 100 years war?

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England

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Joan of Arc was hero at what battle?

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Orleans. She felt God calling her to resuce France and fight, she did and won at orleans. After the battle, she went back the the king and said she was done. He begged her to fight at Burgundy. Reluctantly, she agreed. There she was taken, accused of heresy and burned on a stake.

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Which country controlled most of the 100 years war but lost in the end?

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England

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10
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Joan of Arc was from what country?

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France

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11
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Who was apart of the House of Commons?

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Knights and ???

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Who was apart of the House of Lords?

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Clergy and nobles and landowners(I think)

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13
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Who was the best educated of the German Rulers?

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Fredrick II

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Who got rid of disloyal nobles and replaced them with people of the lower class?

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King Louis VI

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Who was excommunicated for following Muslim ideas?

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Fredrick II

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16
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Who helped build the West Minister Abbey?

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Edward the Confessor

17
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Who was defeated by joint force of the Pope and several Italian city states?

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Fredrick I

18
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Who was known as the conquer?

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William I

19
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Who was the hero of France in the 100 years war?

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Joan of Arc

20
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Who was the Duke of Normandy?

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William I

21
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Who was a archbishop of Canterbury?

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Thomas a Beckett

22
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Who was the ruler of Aragon?

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Ferdinand

23
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Who focused too much on church duties?

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Edward the Confessor

24
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Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

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John

25
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Who thought that everyone should be tried in the royal courts?

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Henry II

26
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Who was the first of the French monarchs?

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Hugh Capet

27
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Who gave German nobles high government positions?

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Fredrick I

28
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Who unified the money system in France?

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Philip IV

29
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Who started taxing the clergy for the first time?

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Philip IV

30
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Who was the ruler of Castlie?

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Isabella

31
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Who made Paris the center of the government?

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Philip II

32
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Who apparently was rather fat? ;)

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Louis VI

33
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Who was known as fair?

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Philip IV

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