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the rest of ch 11 and ch 12 WH Flashcards

1
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first major empire in Europe after the Roman Empire

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franks

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Became king in 481, 1st great Frankish ruler

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clovis

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the family of kings that ruled the early Frankish empire

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Merovingians

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most famous Mayor of the Palace, defeated invading Moore’s at the Battle of Tours

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Charles Martel

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5
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Started the Carolingian line of kings

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pepin the short

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6
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section of Italy given to the pope by Pepin; made an official alliance between Frankish rulers and the Papacy

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papal states

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7
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Second Carolingian king; French for “Charles the Great”

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Charlemagne

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8
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Crowned Emperor of the New Roman Empire on Christmas Day in 800 by Pope Leo III

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Charlemagne

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9
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3 sons took diffrent portions of his kingdom

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Louis the Pious:

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10
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divided the Frankish Empire into 3 sections for Louis’ sons; France & Germany were formed from this treaty

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treaty of verdun

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11
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The Scourge of Europe

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maygars

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12
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North African Muslims

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moors

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13
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German barbarians of Scandinavia; their most important settlement was Normandy

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vikings

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14
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people who ruled dutchies

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dukes

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15
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chosen by the dukes to be King of germany; 1st king of the Saxon line

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henry the fowler

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16
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Crowned Emperor of the Romans in 962 starting the Holy Roman Empire

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Otto the Great:

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17
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German monarchy reached peak of its power

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Henry IV

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18
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nobles who chose the king

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electors

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19
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“Red Beard”; 1st king of this line, officially adopted the name “Holy Roman Empire” as the title of the lands he claimed

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Frederick Barbarossa

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20
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“neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire”

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voltaire

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21
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the moving of the papal court from Rome to France

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“Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy”

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22
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divide between the popes & the cardinals

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The Great Schism

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23
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a way of life used based on the ownership & use of land

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feudalism

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24
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owner of the fief (land)

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lord

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25
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the person permitted to live on the fief land

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vassal

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26
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kings personal land

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crown land

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27
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rich & wealthy upper class the king would give land to

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nobles

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28
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professional soldiers that would live on a lord’s land & fight for him

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knights

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29
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code of conduct for nobles & knights

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Chivalry

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30
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a what could become a knight at 21

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squire

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31
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identifying images & symbols on a knight’s armor

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Heraldry

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32
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2 knights fighting to unseat or unhorse each other

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Joust

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33
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2 teams of knights in mock battles

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tournaments

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34
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the training of young hawks to hunt small game

35
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peasants; lived in simple homes & worked on the Lord’s demesne

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forbade violence on certain week days

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truce of God

37
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priests denied the sacraments to certain violators of the law

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Peace of God

38
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journeys to the Holy land as part of “earning” salvation; the Muslims would prevent them for reaching Jerusalem

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pilgrimages

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called for the beginning of the Crusades (1095) to reconquer the Holy Land

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captured Asia Minor & Jerusalem from Seljuk Turks

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first crusade

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Louis VII of France & Conrad III of Germany led the Christian army; defeated before reaching the Holy Land

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Second crusade

42
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Jerusalem was reconquered by the Muslims (led by Saladin) in 1187

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third crusade

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kings crusade

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third crusade

44
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instead of fighting the Muslims they “conquered” Constantinople

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fourth crusade

45
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Muslims controlled the Middle East by what year

46
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proved the failure of the Crusades

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Children’s crusade

47
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started in the burgs (towns) in Europe; mostly composed of traders & shop owners

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middle class

48
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confederation of Northern German towns

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Hanseatic League

49
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known for the manufacturing of wool

50
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thick, massive walls, small windows & round arches

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Romanesque

51
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tall walls, stain glass windows, gave the church a tall, light appearance

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best example of Gothic architecture

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Cathedral of Notre Dame

53
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powerful banking family of Florence, Italy

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Medici Family

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the decisive factor in the rise of the middle class & the beginning of free market capitalism

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growth of towns

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⅓ to 1/2 of the population of Europe died b/w 1334 & 1351; spread by poor sanitation & hygiene

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Black Death

56
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location of 1st Medieval university for the study of medicine

57
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most responsible for scholasticism in the church

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Thomas Aquinas

58
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combination of Greek philosophy & Romanism

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Scholasticism

59
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emphasized observation & experimentation as a source of true knowledge about nature

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Roger Bacon

60
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“Morningstar of the Reformation”

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John Wycliffe

61
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taught the truth of God’s Word over the teachings of the Church

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Oxford Professor

62
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followers of John Wycliffe

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Catholic professor from Bohemia, taught that only God, not the church, forgives sin

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Catholic church meeting that executed Huss & burned Wycliffe

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council of constance

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followers of John Huss

66
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Printed the 1st non-Catholic hymn book

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Brethren of the Common Life

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Gerhard Groote

68
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The Imitation of Christ

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Thomas Kempis

69
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great spiritual leader of Florence; burned at the stake for his teachings

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Jerome Savonarola

70
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wrote Divine Comedy about a vision he had of heaven, hell, & purgatory

71
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wrote Canterbury Tales

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Geoffrey Chaucer

72
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describes a group of pilgrims who enter a story -telling contest on their journey to Canterbury

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Canterbury Tales

73
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the “Father of Humanism”

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the decameron

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The prince

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Niccolo Machiavelli

76
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funded renaissance artists

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the last judgement

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personified the idea of the renaissance ma

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Leonardo Da Vinci

79
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Created Mona lisa and The Last Supper

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Leonardo Da Vinci

80
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painted the Sistine Madonna & The school of athens

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painted the sistine chapel

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Michelangelo

82
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invented printing press

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Johann Gutenburg

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