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1
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Fierce Mongolian warriors from Central Asia

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Tartars

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2
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Kievan ruler who adopted christianity

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Vladimir I

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3
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Swedish Norseman

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Varangians

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4
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Conquered Constantinople and killed the last Byzantine Emporer

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Ottoman Turks

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5
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The Bulgar Slayer

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Basil II

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6
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Exclusion from the fellowship of the Catholic Church

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Excommunicated

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7
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A church, The finest example of Byzantine architecture

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Hagia Sophia

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8
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Another name for Constantinople

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New Rome

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9
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A systematic Byzantine arrangement of laws that clarified Roman legal principles

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Justinian Code

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10
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The annihilation of the Byzantine army by the Selguk Turks

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The Battle of Manzikert

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11
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A man who calls faithful Muslims to Prayer everyday

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Muezzin

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12
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Places of Muslim worship

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Mosqes

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13
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Famous Muslim position

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Ibn Sina

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14
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A ruling class of Muslims who moved the center of politics from Medina to Damascus

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Umayyads

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15
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The Holiest book in Islam

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Koran

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16
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What ethnic group played a major role in establishing early Russian state?

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Slavs

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17
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What Byzantine Emperor sought to restore the old borders of the Roman Empire?

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Justinian

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18
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What is the name of the organized church that developed within the Byzantine empire?

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The Eastern Orthodox Church

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19
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What 2 Byzantine missionaries developed a written language for the slavic people of Russia?

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Cyrial and Methodius

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20
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What is the Shahadah and what 2 critical contradictions does it lead to in Islam?

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The thesis statement in Islam: There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet

1) Islam praises Jesus and his apostles but rejects his claims
2) Islam rejects that Jesus died on the cross

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21
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True/False

Yaroslav brought Kiev to its Zenith of its power and Prestige

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True

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22
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True/False

Rus means Rowers or Seafarers

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True

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23
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True/False

Bands of Swedish Norseman were known to the Slavs and Byzantines as Varangians

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True

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24
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True/False

The Ottoman Turks sacked Constantinople and killed the last Byzantine Emperor

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True

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25
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True/ False

Basil II was known as the Turk Slayer

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False

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26
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List titles given to the city of Constantinople

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  • New Rome
  • Constantine’s city
  • Second Rome
  • Queen of the Mediteranian
  • Istanbul
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27
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_____ became the center of the early Russian state.

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Kiev

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28
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The name of Islams holiest city is ____ and the sacred shrine there is called the ____.

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Mecca; Kaaba

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29
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The 5 pillars of Islam are:

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  • Shahadah
  • Salat
  • Zakat
  • Sawm
  • Hajj
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30
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The abbasids moved their capital to _______ once assuming power.

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Baghdad

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31
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The way of the warrior

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Bushido

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32
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Japanese title for a great general

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Shogun

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33
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The tittle for great changes made in ancient Japanese political and economic structure

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Taika reformation

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34
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A group of families claiming decent from a common ancestor

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Clan

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35
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The founder of the Chin dynasty from which China gets its name

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Shih Huang Ti

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36
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True/False

Dynastic rule has nothing to do with lasting family power over the years

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False

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37
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True/False

Lao-tzu is the legendary founder of Hinduism

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False

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38
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True/False

Confucianism began in Japan

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False

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39
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True/False

Kalidasa was the foremost Indian doctor of his day

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False

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40
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True/False

Siddhartha Guatama was the founder of Buddhism

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True

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41
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______ involves more than one wife

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Polygamy

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42
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The most famous enough ruler of Mali was ______ ______ who was known to be quite rich

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Mansa Musa

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43
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The greatest Mughal ruler of India was _____

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Akbar

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44
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An _________ leader rules with unlimited authority

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Autocratic

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45
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In Mongolian the term _____ ______ means universal ruler

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Genghis khan

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46
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The ____ _____ family of Japan worked their way into power by marrying in their daughters to the sons of the imperial family

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Fuji Wara

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47
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To speed up the printimg process the chinese invented the ______ ____.

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Movable type

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48
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The chinese call him the master, we know him as _______.

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Confucius

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49
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__________ ______ conquered the disorganized and weak kingdoms in Northern India after Aalexander the Greats death creating the Mauryan empire.

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Chandragupta Maurya

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50
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An extended family is also called a _____ -family

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Joint

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51
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A collection of veligous Indian literature

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Vedas

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52
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A war-like people that migrated into the Indus Valley

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Aryans

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53
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An ancient Indian languge

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Sanskrit

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54
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The hindu God that permiates everything in the universe

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Brahman

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55
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Central to the teaching or Budha

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4 noble truths

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56
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What ancient African civilization conquered thye Egyptians for a time?

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Kush, Aksum

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57
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Who united the Mongol tribes and established a mongol empire in the steppes? What title was he given?

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Temugin, Genghis Khan

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58
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List the standard of traditional values in India, China, and Japan?

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India- hinduism, the caste system
China- confuscianism, historical literature
Japan- shinotoism, mythology

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59
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What was the name of the reform movement in Japan that sought to weaken the influence of local clan leaders while strengthening the authority of the central government?

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Taika Reform

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60
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What did rhe ancient chinese call their land and why?

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Middle kingdom, they believe their country to be the center of the earth

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61
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True/False

Japanse Civilizations began along the banks of the Indus river

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False

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62
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True/False

Priests were the highest class in the Indian caste system

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True

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63
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True/False

The great wall is considered to be the most remarkable building acheivement of the ancient mongolians

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False

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64
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True/False

Japanese warriors were called Samarai

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True

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65
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True/False

During the period of Mongol domination, the Russian city of Moscow declined in prominance

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False

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66
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A vassal agreed to supply those financial payments to his Lord on special occasions

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Aids

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67
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The ceremony by which a man became a vassal

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Homage

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68
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Land grants

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Fiefs

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69
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Asiatic nomads later kniwn as Hungarians

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Magyars

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70
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A new style of handwriting devloped by monks during the middles ages

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Carolingian miniscule

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71
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True/False

In the year 800 on Christmas Day the pope took the crown from Charlamagne and declared he was no longer king

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False

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72
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True/False

Charles succeeded pepin and became known as Charles the bald

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False

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73
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True/False

Among the franks the Carolingians came before the Merovingians

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False

74
Q

True/False

Near the end of the 7th century Pepin II became mayor of one of the stronger Frankish states

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True

75
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True/False

Gregory I was possibly the best representative of the early medieval popes

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True

76
Q

Serfs devoted 2 or 3 days a week to working for their Lord, an obligation known as ____ _____.

A

Week work

77
Q

________ were the more privileged peasants, who served as manorial officials or provided skilled laborer.

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Freeman

78
Q

1/6 to 1/3 of the Arbale land was not set apart as the lords ______.

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Demesvie

79
Q

By the _____ of ___ the church forbade the pillage of her property and extended protection to all the none cobats.

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Peace of God

80
Q

A vassal agreed to supply financial agreements to his lord called ____ on special occasion.

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Aids

81
Q

The act of a lord giving a vassal the right to use a fief

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Investiture

82
Q

A kings servant

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Vassal

83
Q

A new political system in which local rulers offered the people protection in return for services

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Feudalism

84
Q

Received East Franklin after the treaty of Verdun

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Louis The German

85
Q

Charlamagnes most distinguished scholar

A

Alcuin

86
Q

List 2 reasons for the rise of Bishops of Rome to prominence over other bishops.

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He was located in the most important city in the empire (Rome), After the fall of Rome he was one of the few sources of authority remaining in the west

87
Q

What palace official became the real power behind the Frankish Throne?

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The mayor of the palace

88
Q

What 2 stages of preparation did a young man have to go through to become a knight?

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Page and squire

89
Q

Why did the peasants work for their lord and give him pat of the crops they raised?

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In return for the use of his land and its resources

90
Q

What 3 groups invaded Europe in the 9th and 10th centuries? What group caused the most damage and how?

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Muslims, Magyars, and Vikings

Vikings because they plundered and terrorized the villages of Europe

91
Q

True/False

In the middle ages most people went out of their way to avoid living on manors

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False

92
Q

Tru/False

The castle was the center of life for the peasants

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False

93
Q

True/False

Charles Martel lead the Franks to victory over the Muslims at the battle of Tours in 732

A

True

94
Q

True/False

Charlamagne is known for being the worst Carolingian king and not a very figure of the Middle ages

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False

95
Q

True/False

Patrick and Boniface were 2 english monks known for outstanding missionary activity

A

True

96
Q

In 1187 the Muslims recaptured Jerusalem under their new leader ______.

A

Saladin

97
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To retake the Holy land from the muslims, much of “Christian” Europe se out on the ______.

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Crusades

98
Q

Pope ________ ___ decreed that no king could impose a tax on he clergy

A

Boniface VIII

99
Q

_______ ___ Augustus who became known as the real founder of France

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Philip II

100
Q

Anglo Saxon kings had the ____, an assembly of the great men of the kingdom

A

Witan

101
Q

The most important and enduring contribution of King Edward I of England

A

Parliment

102
Q

The great charter that inserted the power of the king of England

A

Magna Carta

103
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The former Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Henry II

A

Thomas A Becket

104
Q

When King William surveyed the assets of his land and readers the result in the law

A

Domesday Book

105
Q

Was the Danish ruler who made England a part of His empire

A

Canute

106
Q

He was the German King also known as Barbarossa or Red beard

A

Fredrick I

107
Q

A local leader who would take territory and assume the role of protector

A

Dukes

108
Q

“Brothers” who renounced worldly possessions and lived lives of poverty

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Friars

109
Q

The year the church reform began in Cluny, France

A

910

110
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The year King Henry sought the popes forgiveness by standing barefoot in the snow for 3 days

A

1077

111
Q

What pope called for a Holy quest, to free the Holy land from the Turks and in what year did this occur?

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Pope Urban II, 1095

112
Q

What 2 men struggled for the English throne in 1076? What was the name of the battle where this issue was settled and who won?

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William duke of Normandy vs. Harold earl of Wessex, battle of Hastings, William won

113
Q

What conflict of interest did many of the German emporers have?

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They were more concerned about Italy’s welfare and neglected the affairs of their homeland

114
Q

Under which pope did the papacy reach its zenith?

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Pope Innocent III

115
Q

What German King founded the Holy Roman Empire and in what year did this take place?

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Otto I in 962

116
Q

True/False

Alfred the Great was beaten by the Danes

A

False

117
Q

True/False

Christians battle muslims for control over the Holy land mainly during the years of 1291-1487

A

False

118
Q

True/False

It was King john who was forced by english nobles to sign the Magna Carta

A

True

119
Q

True/False

Hohenstaufen was the family name of 2 of Englands most famous kings, Henry I and Henry II

A

False

120
Q

True/False

The 3 great weapons used by the pope during the middle ages were used by the pope during the middle ages were Excomunication, Internment, and Inspection

A

False

121
Q

“The prince of schoolmen”

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Thomas Aquinas

122
Q

He was the Archbishop of Canterbury who was one of the top 3 scholastic thinkers

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Anselm

123
Q

The study of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music

A

Quadrivium

124
Q

Day laborer

A

Journeyman

125
Q

Advocated by the church for goods sold

A

Just Price

126
Q

True/False

Moneychangers deceased in importance after the fall of Rome

A

False

127
Q

True/False

When the government takes your stuff its called a barter

A

False

128
Q

True/False

The practice of charging interest for the use of lent money is called usary

A

True

129
Q

True/False

A master level of skill at a certain trade could be achieved fairly quickly

A

False

130
Q

True/False

The term Universitas gradually came to designate those who united for the common purpose of education

A

True

131
Q

The few items that could not be made or grown on a particular manor could be obtained by _____ - exchanging goods for goods

A

Barter

132
Q

Because most merchants did not know the value of coin minyed outside their own region, _________ grew in importance at the markets or trae fairs throughout Europe

A

moneychangers

133
Q

The privledges granted a town by a fuedal lord were usually written down in a legal document called the _______.

A

charter

134
Q

To become a ______, a journey man hd to undergo an oral exam, present an example of his work, and take an oath to obey the regulations of the guild

A

Master

135
Q

At first any association of people, such as a guils, was called a _________, but gradually the term came to designate thos united for the common purpose of education

A

Universitas

136
Q

A new intelectual movement which appeared in the 12th century that sougt to harmonize faith nd reason

A

Scholasticism

137
Q

A popular teacher of philosophy and theology at Paris, who advocated asking questions as the “first key to wisdom”

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Peter Abelard

138
Q

The common spoken language

A

Vernacular

139
Q

Building style that emphasized rounded arches, heavy columns, and small doors/wondows

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Romanesque

140
Q

Married Isabella, thereby uniting the kingdoms of Aragon ams Castile

A

Ferdinand

141
Q

What 2 nations fought during the Hundred Years War and what were the dates?

A

England and France 1337-1453

142
Q

To what city was the papacy exiled? What was this period called?

A

Avignon, the babalonian captivity of the church

143
Q

What people did the Spanish and Portugues seek to drive out of the Iberian Peninsula? What was this effort called?

A

Spanish muslims (moors), the reconquista

144
Q

What. Louded the work of midieval science?

A

Magic and superstition

145
Q

What new social class arose with the rise of the towns in the 11th and 12th centuries? What were their cheif occupations of the people of this class?

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Middle class, bankers, craftsmen, slilled laborers, merchants

146
Q

What were the primary centers of trade on the local level in Europe? What were the centers of trade for large-scale international trade?

A

Markets, fairs

147
Q

List four basic freedoms shared by most townspeople.

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Exemption of manorial obligations, free status, privledges for administering their own justice, the right to buy and sell freely in the market place

148
Q

Who were the 2 greatest writers of the late Middle ages? Identify each mans native country and most important work?

A

Dante- italy- the divine comedy

Geoffrey chaucer- england- the canterbury tales

149
Q

What was the german constitution called? What assembly did it establish?

A

The golden bull, the diet

150
Q

Who issued the papal bull unam sanctum? What did it assert?

A

Pope Boniface VIII, That you must be obedient to the pope for salvation

151
Q

True/False

Following the collapse of the Hohentaufen house, the house of York came to occupy the throne of the Holy Roman Empire

A

False

152
Q

True/False

Bolonga and Paris were 2 of the earliest universities begun in Europe

A

True

153
Q

True/False

The primary function of a guild was to regulate business activity of a given town

A

True

154
Q

True/False

We get ourwordbank from the french word banca

A

False

155
Q

True/False

Many factors contributed to the shrinking of towns in medieval Europe.

A

False

156
Q

______ _____ was a fearless preacher, a distinguished scholar, and a patriotic leader. Also known as the “morning star of the reformation”.

A

John Wycliffe

157
Q

Wishing to settle the questions of heresy in Bohemia, the Holy Roman Emperor summoned John Huss to the _____ of ______.

A

Council of Constance

158
Q

______ ______ is justification by faith alone

A

Sola fide

159
Q

The _____ of _______ was a type of bank in which the Catholic Church said that excess works were stored for the pope to pass out to whom he chose

A

Treasury of saints

160
Q

On the afternoon of April 17, 1521, Luther stood before the Emporer, princes, and bishops of the Holy Roman Empire at the ______ of ______.

A

Diet of Worms

161
Q

Luthers close friend and coworker, who drew up the Augsburg confession.

A

Philipp Melanchthon

162
Q

The King of France

A

Francis I

163
Q

The catholic reaction to the changes instituted by Martin Luther

A

Counter Reformation

164
Q

Condemned, among other things, forty-eight allegedly heretical editions or versions of the bible

A

Index of prohibited books

165
Q

The society of Jesus

A

Jesuits

166
Q

What pope launched a fundraising drive to rebuild St. Peter’s basilica? What did his agents sell in order to raise the needed money?

A

Pope Leo X, indulgences

167
Q

What did the pre-reformer John Wycliffe uphold as the supreme authority for all believers? What great work did he do in order to expose the corruption of the roman church to the English people

A

The bible, he translated it into the common language

168
Q

At the Leipzig debate, Eck charged that Luther was holding views similar to what early church reformer? What conclusion did Luther reach as a result of his debate?

A

John Huss, the church council could be in error

169
Q

At what council did the Roman Catholic Church set forth its doctrinal position? Who was the pope that called this council

A

Council of Trent, pope Paul III

170
Q

What settlement ended the civil war that broke out among the catholic and Protestant princes of Germany? What compromise was reached by this settlement?

A

The peace of Ausburg, every prince was able to choose the religion of their own state

171
Q

True/False

To recant means to renounce your beliefs

A

True

172
Q

True/False

Luther posted the 95 thesis on October 31, 1517

A

True

173
Q

True/False

Luther started the inquisition to find out and punish those who were accused of still holding catholic beliefs

A

False

174
Q

True/False

Emporer Charles V never summoned Luther to him so he could defend his beliefs

A

False

175
Q

True/False

After his death, the bones of John Huss were dug up, burned and the ashes tossed into a nearby stream

A

False

176
Q

True/False

Invasions by Suleiman, leader of the Ottoman Turks, distracted Charles V from fully addressing the spiritual issues Luther was bringing up

A

True

177
Q

True/False

Ignatius Loyola wanted to start a new religious order to suppress heresy and promote the Roman Catholic education

A

True

178
Q

True/False

In the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer presented positive views of the clergy of his day

A

False

179
Q

True/False

Prague is the only city associated with the life and ministry of John Huss

A

True

180
Q

True/False

Lollards were often imprisoned, tortured, and killed by Luthers followers

A

False

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