People

Question 1

Charlemagne

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Crowned emperor of HRE on Christmas Day 800 by Leo III, ruled over Carolingians 751-814 CE, expanded empire, introduced education, promoted Frankish kingdom to higher authority, divided empire into 350 counties

Question 2

Pepin the short

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751-768 CE, deposed last Merovingian king, conquers lombards in 756 CE, father of Charlemagne, king of franks

Question 3

Justinian

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482-565 CE, emperor of the Byzantine empire, Military background, married to Theodora, gained support through trickery, built hagia Sophia and army, spread rule to re-establish Roman Empire

Question 4

Clovis

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King of franks, converted to Christianity in 496 CE, establishing France as a Christian nation, leveraged relationship with church to carry out military campaigns

Question 5

Bead

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673-735 CE, Wrote 5 volume book about history from Rome to the dark ages, connected pre-Christian path, one of the most knowledgeable

Question 6

Charles Martel

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Commander of Frankish army, used military strategies to ensure victory over the moors to protect Christianity, grandfather to Charlemagne

Question 7

Louis the pious

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814-840 CE, Son of Charlemagne, has three sons

Question 8

Charles the bald

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843-877 western section (France), son of Louis the pious

Question 9

Louis the German

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843-876 CE, Eastern section (Germany)

Question 10

Lothair

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840-855 CE, middle section, kept emperor title

Question 11

Pope innocent III

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Banned simony and Nicholasiam, prevented future jobs in church, called for signing of magma carat in 1215 CE by 4th Lateran council

Question 12

Joan of arc

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1429 French, Persuades dauphin to let her take troops to New Orleans, captured by England and burned at the stake, called to French sainthood

Question 13

Elenor of Aquitaine

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Married to Henry II, lands of Aquitaine become owned by England

Question 14

Henry II

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Future king, Matilda’s son son of/and Anjou, establishes the need for precedence in common law, makes friend Thomas becket the archbishop, does public penance by pope

Question 15

Alfred the great

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Defended Viking raids, built up fortresses for villagers

Question 16

Saint Benedict

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Known as a miracle worker, built 12 monasteries which had strict codes of ethics to prevent sin

Question 17

Edward III

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Refuses homage to Philip IV, declares war after seize of Gascony,

Question 18

Philip IV

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Edward refuses to do homage and seizes Gascony,

Question 19

Henry V

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Marries French king’s daughter and declares right to the throne

Question 20

William of Normandy

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1066-1087 CE, descendant of rolo, French,battle of Hastings, marks end of subinfeudation (feudal system),

Question 21

King john

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1199-1216, nicknamed soft-sword, losses French land, raises taxes to ransom brother Richard, forced to sign the manga carts on June 15, 1215, pope excommunicates john

Question 22

Edward I

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1272-1307, Scot’s hate him, wants to become king of all British land, finances become known to more public people, model parliament

Question 23

Alfonso X

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Important king of Spain between 1252-1284

Question 24

Khubulai khan

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Relative of genghis khan, conquers china,, establishes yuan dynasty

Question 25

Thomas aquinas

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Student of Alberta’s Magnus, great Christian philosopher, uses scientific method

Question 26

Saint Bernard

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Calls second crusade and is anti-cluny

Question 27

Saint Francis of Assisi

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1182-1226, wealthy family, abandons for poverty, allowed to become saint by innocent III, values education (Franciscan)

Question 28

Pope urban II

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Called holy crusade of 1096 to recover holy. Land held by muslims, goal is to unite Byzantine and Roman’s and liberate holy lands, crusade is a success