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1
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Who decreed that popes should be chosen by cardinals?

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Nicholas II

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2
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Who led the Ottomans to capture Constantinople in 1453?

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Mohammed II

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3
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When the pope crowned who - the Holy Roman Empire was born

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Otto the Great

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4
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Who established the first large empire in western Europe after the fall of Rome

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The Franks

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5
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Which pope crowned Charlemagne as emperor if the Romans

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Pope Leo III

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6
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The Treaty of Verdun formed the nations France and this

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Europe

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These people of the Roman church began using the title pontifex maximus that once was used by Roman emperors.

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Popes

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Jerome finished the Vulgate, which was which language’s translation of the Bible?

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Latin

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9
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Who is remembered for painting the Sistine Chapel?

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Michelangelo

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10
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Who wrote Divine Comedy

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Dante

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Who wrote The Prince, the only book of lasting importance produced by the Italian Renaissance?

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Niccolo Machiavelli

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12
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What crusade recaptured Asia Minor?

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First

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13
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In what year did the Catholic church officially split?

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1054

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14
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What crusade was the first unofficial crusade?

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Peasants’

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15
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What painting is Leonardo da Vinci most remembered for?

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Mona Lisa

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16
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Which council forbade anyone except church officials to posses a copt of the Bible?

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Toulouse

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17
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What year was the Holy Roman Empire born?

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962

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18
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Which council condemned John Wycliffe and John Huss?

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Constance

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19
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What was the code of conduct for the nobility and the knights?

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chivalry

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20
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What Greek philosopher was known as The Philosopher” to Europeans?

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Aristotle

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21
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What group of people had reached the coasts of North America by A.D. 1000?

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Vikings

22
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What Frankish ruler established the Merovingian line of kings?

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Clovis

23
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Who had the entire Bible translated into English for the first time

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John Wycliffe

24
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From which of Abraham’s son are the Arabs descendants?

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Ishmael

25
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what is the practice of withdrawing from society and living in solitude?

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monasticism

26
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Wo is considered the last prophet of Islam?

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Mohammed

27
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In what battle did the Turks conquer Asia Minor?

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Battle of Manzikert

28
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What battle in 732 checked the Muslim advance into western Europe?

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Battle of Tours

29
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What type of monk preached and did missionary work outside the monastery?

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friar

30
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What teaching tried to combine Greek philosophy and Romanism?

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Scholasticism

31
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What movement began to move Europe into the Modern Age?

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Renaissance

32
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What plague destroyed one third to one half of the population of Europe?

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the Black Death

33
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What was the certificate from the pope that excused a person from doing penance?

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indulgences

34
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Which Mayor of the Palace’s name means “Hammer”.

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Charles Martel

35
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Used their own money to support the arts

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patron

36
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holy war

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jihad

37
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fight between 2 knights between to unhorse and another

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joust

38
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led Muslims in holy wars

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caliph

39
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piece of land owned by one man

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fief

40
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tower on a castle

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turret

41
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used a lord’s land in exchange for services

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vassal

42
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ceremony of vows to the lord

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forfeiture

43
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What duke of Germany established the Saxon line of kings?

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Henry the Fowler

44
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What set the stage for a jointly ruled Roman Empire?

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Donation of Pepin or Papal States

45
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What is the purpose of the crusades?

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to drive the Muslims from the Holy Land and capture the city of Jerusalem

46
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What was the influence of the crusades?

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The crusades revived interest in European trade with the Orient

47
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Describe the breakup of Charlemagne’s empire

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The empire was broken into little kingdoms by attacks from within and without the empire

48
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Explain why the economic depression of the Middle Ages began

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the fall of the Roman Empire caused economic prosperity to diminish

49
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Describe the Holy Roman Empire

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It was a divided empire that was ruled by opposing non-Roman leaders, the pope and emperor.

50
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Be able to locate the following places on a map

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England, France, Spain, Germany, Russia, Norway, Italy. Iceland, Greece, Ireland, Alps, Strait of Gibraltar, Black Sea, Bay of Biscay, Baltic Sea

51
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ESSAY: Compare and Contrast Islam with Christianity. What is the main difference between the two faiths?

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Be able to answer in paragraph form. Support your answer with sound reasoning from your text.

7th & 8th Grade History (24 decks)

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