Ch.14 – Flashcard
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The term Middle Ages
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describes a period that past historians considered to be barbaric.
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How far west did the Vikings make a permanent settlement?
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Iceland
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What part of western Europe did the Muslims conquer in the ninth century?
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Sicily
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Who was the victor at the Battle of Hastings?
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William of Normandy
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What was the Domesday Book?
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A survey of William;s new England lands
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What led to the creation of the Magna Carta, known as the cornerstone of modern English law?
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King John's missteps and the revolt of the barons against him
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What role did Christianity play in the lives of ordinary people in Europe during the Middle Ages?
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a church was the center of community life
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In 1095, which pope called for a Christian holy war against the infidels?
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Urban II
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What was an important consequence of the Crusades?
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Relations between Jews and Christians worsened considerably.
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Peasants probably made up what percentage of medieval society?
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90%
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What city dominated Europe's trade with Asia?
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Venice
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The Black Death was initially spread out of Asia by merchants and what else?
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Mongol armies
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Who did medieval people blame for causing the Black Death?
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Jews
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Which nation won the Hundred Years' War, thanks in part to the efforts of Joan of Arc?
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France
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What did the church promise people to convince them to fight in the Crusades?
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Forgiveness of sins without penance
