The middle ages study guide (current) – Flashcards
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a ruler who required every vassal to swear first allegiance to him
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william the conqueror
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a document that asserted the rights of nobles
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common law
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a legal system based on custom and court rulings
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habeas corpus
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the principle that a person cannot be imprisoned without first being charged with crime
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Magna Carta
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a French king who led two crusades
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Louis IX
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In the high middle ages
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the balance of power began to shift toward,monarchs
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What was one of Henry II's greatest accomplishments?
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he developed a unified legal system
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With the " power of the purse"
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Parliament could limit the power of the king
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How did the Capetian kings establish order in France?
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they built an effective bureaucracy
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Benedictine Rule
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rule for monasteries to follow made by St. Benedict the monk
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papal supremacy
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the pope having authority over all secular rulers
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canon law
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Church law that monitored most aspects of life including marriage
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excommunication
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a verdict banning someone from receiving the Sacraments
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interdict
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a whole region being excommunicated
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A parish priest's duties included _____
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administering sacraments and helping the needy
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Monks in monasteries worked as ____
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farmers, missionaries, and scholars
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What best describes the role of the popes in the Middle Ages?
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They were spiritual leaders who also exercised secular power.
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St. Francis of Assisi and St. Dominic founded _____
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orders of friars
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Why did prejudice against Jewish people increase in the late 1000s?
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Western Europe had become more Christianized.
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a trainee who earned no wages
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apprentice
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money or investment
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capital
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a document stating the rights and privileges of a town
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charter
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a salaries worker in a guild
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journeyman
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someone who paid rent for his land
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tenant farmer
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Agricultural production improved in Europe because of ...
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new kinds of harnesses and plows
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Why did medieval Europe's richest cities emerge in northern Italy and Flanders?
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both were at the ends of the north-south trade route
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One result of the use of insurance, credit and partnership was a...
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commercial revolution
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The main goal of a guild was to...
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cooperate to protect shared economic interests
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Medieval cities were usually...
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Crowded, dirty, and loud
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While ____ was a great reformer, he also aroused much hatred.
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Pope Gregory VII
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The Holy Roman emperor ____ dreamed of building a great empire.
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Frederick Barbarossa
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As head of the Church, ____ claimed supremacy over all rulers.
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Pope Innocent III
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The dispute over the issue of ____ was resolved by the Concordat of Worms.
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lay investiture
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Crowned king of Germany, ____ later became Holy Roman emperor.
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Henry IV
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The power of the Holy Roman emperors was limited by _______
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their inability to control their vassals.
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The conflict between Henry IV and Gregory VII was caused by a disagreement over ______
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the right to appoint and install bishops.
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In the 1000s and the 1200s, Holy Roman emperors wanted to control ____
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Italy
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Which statement best describes the Catholic Church in the 1200s?
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It reached the peak of its power.
