vocab set 12 Flashcards
a Norwegian explorer. Said to have discovered a place in North America called Vinland.
Leif Ericson
a king and queen of Spain. They united their country and sponsored the exploration of the new world by Christopher Columbus.
Ferdinand and Isabella
a system of obligations that bound lords and their subjects in Europe during much of the middle ages.
feudalism
a landed estate given by a lord to a vassal. The vassal could use the fief as long as he remained loyal to the lord.
fief
a Mongolian general and emperor. Known for his military leadership and great cruelty.
Genghis Khan
she supposedly rode naked through her town of Coventry to save the people from an oppressive tax.
Lady Godiva
organizations of artisans in the middle ages that sought to regulate the price and quality of products
guilds
a Germna printer of the fifteenth century, who invented the printing press. The gutenberg Bible was the first book printed from movable type
Johann Gutenberg
a king of ancient Mesopotamia, known for putting the laws of his country into a formal code.
Hammurabi
a general from the ancient city of Carthage. During the second of the Punic Wars between Carthage and Rome, Hannibal took an army of over 100,000 supported by elephants from Spain into Italy in an effort to conquer Rome.
Hannibal
1066
Invaders from the French province of Normandy, led by Wiliam the Conqueror, defeated English forces under King Harold. William declared himself King
Battle of Hastings
established himself as head of the Christian church in England, after the pope refused to allow his marriage with Catherine of Aragon to be dissolved.
Herny VIII
an ancient greek historian, often called the father of history
herodotus
a system of writing with pictures that represent words or sounds.
Ancient greeks
hieroglyphics
a major political institution in Europe that lasted from the ninth to the nineteenth centuries
Holy Roman Empire
