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What can result from migration, trade, and warfare?
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Cultural Diffusion
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What is created when a ruler conquers many cities and villages?
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An empire
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What is one way in which nomadic cultures differed from civilizations?
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Nomads moved around a lot and did not build cities
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Why was Hammurabi's Code important?
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It was the first time that a state's laws were set down in writing
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How did the beliefs of the Hebrews differ from those of most nearby peoples?
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The believed in one all-powerful god
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The world's first civilization developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, in what citystate?
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Sumer
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What were the Four Noble Truth's that Buddhist believed in?
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All life is full of sufering, pain, and sorrow. It comes from desiring things. You can remove the sufering from not desiring things. You can remove the desires by following the eightfold path.
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What is the philosophy of Daoism concerned with?
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Living in harmony with nature
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Hindus believe that the ultimate goal of existence is what?
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Achieving Moksha, or union with Brahman
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Confucius believed in filial piety, which was what?
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Younger people should respect their elders
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What was a Greek citystate called?
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Polis
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What was the Greek military fighting formation?
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Phalanx
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What form of government, rule by a few, was practiced in Sparta?
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Oligarchy
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Blending of Greek culture with Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures was called what?
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Hellenism
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Who were the early Greeks that were great sailors, helped spread Greek civilization, and started the Trojan war?
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Myceneans
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Which Greeks revolted against the Persians, with the help of the Athenians, sparking the GrecoPersian Wars?
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Ionians
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What was the Roman military division of 5,000 soldiers called?
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Legions
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Who won the Peloponnesian war?
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Spartans
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Fortified hilltop that was center of a Greek citystate and location of the temples.
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Acropolis
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How was ancient Greek civilization and culture affected by geography?
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People lived near the Sea, and the Greeks would become good sailors. A Mountainous region divided the Greek people Moderate climates would lead to the Greeks developing an outdoor society
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What was the structure of the Greek citystate?
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Was small in size, had a small population, was built on a hill, and had a public meeting place(an Agora)
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Greeks were __________ and attributed ________ qualities to their gods and goddesses.
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Polytheists ... human
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Who was the most powerful Greek god?
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Zeus
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What type of government found in the Greek citystates was rule by a king (usually inherited)?
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Monarchy
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What form of government in the Greek citystate had power is in the hands a wealthy elite, upper class, group?
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Aristocracy
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What were the characteristics of the direct democracy found in Athens?
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Citizens vote on the issues themselves and participate in the day to day affairs of the government
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Who was the leader of the Persian army in the GrecoPersian war and took on the "300" Spartans at Thermopylae?
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Xerxes
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What were the results of the Greek victory over Persia in the GrecoPersian war?
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Greeks became more united and convinced of their own uniqueness Persia would never recover and be a major world power again Athenians formed the Delian league
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What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War?
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Spartans resented Athenian domination
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How did Athens differ from Sparta?
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Athens placed emphasis on the individual and gave more freedoms. Sparta was a more militaristic state
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What were the results of the Peloponnesian war?
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Athenian domination of the Greek world was ended Sparta was turned on and attacked by Thebes King Phillip of Macedonia saw an opportunity to conquer and unite all of Greece
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What Macedonian king is responsible for the blending of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultural?
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Alexander the Great
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What did Alexander the Great do to help spread Greek culture?
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Conquered the Persian Empire Encouraged his soldiers to take local wives Built many Greek cities in the conquered areas
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Alexander the Great extended his empire as far east as
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India
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What happened to Alexander's Greek Empire after he died?
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It would be ruled by his heirs for 1000 years His generals divided up his empire It was conquered by the Persians
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In Roman Mythology, who is credited with the founding of the city of Rome?
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Romulus and Remus
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In early Roman society, who were Patricians?
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were the wealthy landholding upper classes
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In Roman society, who were Plebians?
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were the farmers, merchants, and artisans that made up the majority of the population
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The ancient Romans first developed their religious beliefs from who?
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Greek religion
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During the Roman Republic, what established that all free citizens had a right to protection under the law?
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The Twelve Tables
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Under the Roman Republic, which representative body represented the more democratic side of government by having elected tribunes and making laws for the common man?
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Assembly
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Under the Roman Republic, who commanded the army and directed the government?
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These people had limited power because they could veto one another. Consuls
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Under the Roman Republic, which part was the more aristocratic branch, representing the upper class, of Rome's government?
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Had 300 members with both administrative and legislative functions. Senate
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In the Punic Wars, Rome gained control of lands around the Mediterranean Sea by defeating who?
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The Carthaginians
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Who led a force of more than 50,000 soldiers and 60 elephants across the Alps to invade Rome?
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Hannibal
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What does triumvirate mean?
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Rule of three
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Who was part of the 1st Triumvirate?
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Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar
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Who was famously assassinated March 15, 44 BC, on the Ides of March, by a group of conspirators? Why?
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Julius Caesar because they feared that he would do away with the senate and make himself king
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How did the 2 and triumvirate end?
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Lepidus was forced into exile and Octavian defeated Mark Antony at the battled of Actium
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Who was the first emperor of Rome and marks the beginning of the Pax Romana?
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Octavian Augustus Caesar
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What was the Pax Romana?
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200year period of peace and prosperity
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How did the senate change during the Roman Empire as compared to the republic?
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It held much less power than under the republic
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The Romans used their engineering skills to build Aqueducts. What did they do?
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Aqueducts that carried water into cities
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Why was Christianity appealing for Romans?
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It ofered a promise of eternal lift It ofered a personal relationship with God It embraced all people
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What factors enabled the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman world?
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The Pax Romana (safe travel on well built roads) Common languages allowed the message to be easily understood The apostles peter and Paul
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The collapse of what marked the beginning of the Middle Ages?
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The last Roman Emperor, in the west, being overthrown by barbarians
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Who was the first Frankish King to convert to Christianity?
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Clovis
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Who was considered the "Savior of Christianity" after defeating Muslims at the battle of Tours?
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Charles "the Hammer" Martel
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Who is considered the "Father of Europe" by blending together Germanic customs, GrecoRoman Tradition, and Christianity?
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Charlemagne
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Why happened on Christmas day 800AD? Why did the Pope do this?
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Pope Leo III proclaimed Charlemagne to be emperor of the Romans because he had ended the Pope's exile by crushing a rebellion in Rome
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What did the Treaty of Verdun in 843 do to Charlemagne's Frankish Empire?
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Charlemagne's heirs split his empire into 3 regions
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What is Feudalism and what led to its development in Europe during the Middle Ages?
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A system of mutual obligations to help kings rule their kingdom because they lacked strong central governments and the kings could not protect their people
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What role did the knight play in feudalism?
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Provide military service and protection
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What role did serfs play in feudalism? What were the lives like?
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They worked the land for shelter and protection They were bound to the land but were not slaves Most didn't live past the age of 35 and lived rough lives
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What role did the manor play in feudalism?
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It was a selfsuf icient unit that provided everything a feudal society needed
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How did agriculture improve during this time?
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New harnesses and plows were invented
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What effects did improved agriculture have on Medieval society?
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Trade was revived which led to the growth of towns and a middle class
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Who was crowned as the first Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
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Otto I
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What does it mean to be excommunicated?
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To be banned from the Church
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Who was the first Norman king of England?
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William the Conquer
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Which English King was forced to sign the Magna Carta?
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King John
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Magna Carta established Due Process and Habeas Corpus, which meant what?
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Requirement that the government act fairly and in accordance with rules The principle that a person cannot be imprisoned without being charged with a crime
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. The Magna Carta also set up a representative body that became _______and limited the power of the ______?
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Parliament, King
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Which French King improved royal government and led 2 crusades?
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Louis IX
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What was the Estates General in France?
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In France, a body of representatives from all three classes of society
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Who was the only woman to be both King of England and France?
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
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What is Papal Supremacy?
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Medieval Pope's claim to authority over all rulers
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Which Pope called for the Crusades? Why? What other motives did he have?
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Pope Urban II rallied Christians to help Byzantine Emperor Alexis I because it provided an opportunity to retake the Holy Land from the Muslim, it could show that the Catholic Church was more powerful than the new Eastern Orthodox Church, the Pope wanted to increase his power and heal the schism, and he wanted to convert Muslims to Christianity
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What was decided between Christians and Muslims at the end of the 3rd crusades?
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Unarmed Christians could visit Jerusalem, which would remain under Muslim control
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What were the long term results of the crusades?
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A legacy of hatred between Christians and Muslims
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What was the Reconquista?
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The Christian takeover of Muslim lands in the Iberian Peninsula
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After the Reconquista was complete in 1492, what did Queen Isabella do?
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Ended tolerance of nonChristian religions with the help of the inquisition
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What caused the dispute between King Henry II of England and the Archbishop Thomas Becket?
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Henry claimed the right to try clergy in royal courts
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Which Emperor caused more problems with the church with his practicing of Lay Investitures?
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Emperor Henry IV
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What is Lay Investitures?
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The right of kings to appoint and install bishops
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In the High Middle Ages, the balance of power began to shift away from the church and to who?
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the monarchs
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How did Royal authority rise during the middle ages?
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Standing royal armies were established Monarchs set up systems of royal justice Kings and Emperors strengthened ties with the middle class
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How did Greek text begin to reach Europe again?
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Through Muslim Scholars after the crusades
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Paris, Oxford, and Cambridge were among the first medieval cities to establish what?
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Universities
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What was the cause of the Hundred Years war between the French and English?
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English Kings' claims to French lands
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Who lead the French to victories in the Hundred Years War before being captured by the English and being burned at the state for being accused of being a witch?
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Joan of Arc
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What were the effects of the Hundred Years War?
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The downfall of knights and castle walls(due to cannon fire) saw a decline of feudalism and the increase of powerful monarchs. Also, English rulers turned to new trading ventures overseas
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How did the German states that made up the Holy Roman Empire differ from the kingdoms of England and France?
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It remained fragmented, a patchwork of feudal states
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How did people react to the spread of the Black Death? Who did Christians blame?
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They turned away from the church and accepted magic or which craft for cures Christians would blame Jews for the Black Death
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What were some economic results of the Black Death?
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An increase in the cost of labor, inflation
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Who founded Constantinople and what made it such a rich and prosperous city?
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Constantine, it commanded key trade routes linking Europe and Asia
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What were some of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian's accomplishment?
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He was determined to revive ancient Rome and extended the Byzantine borders, established the Justinian Code, rebuilt Constantinople and the Hagia Sophia
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What does Schism mean?
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Split, split in the Church
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What issue finally led to a bitter battle between eastern and western Christians?
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A Byzantine emperor banned religious icons
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Who is the highest church official in Byzantine Church?
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Patriarch
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After the Great Schism, what was the Christian Church in the east known as?
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Eastern Orthodox Church
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How did the Byzantine Emperor in the east differ from rulers in the west, in relationship to the church?
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Byzantine Emperors claimed authority over the church
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What did the Byzantine Empire protect Western Europe from?
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From outside invasion from threats like the Muslims
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What helped cause the decline of the Byzantine Empire?
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The 4th crusades, where Christian knights attacked Constantinople and their trade routes fell in the hands of the venetians
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What was the open, treeless grassland of southern Russia where Russia's first civilization began?
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Steppe
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The development of Kiev and its culture was the result of the blended cultures of what two peoples?
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Slavs and Vikings
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Russia's rivers linked early Russians to who (south of them)?
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The Byzantine Empire and its capital Constantinople
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What Russian city was at the center of a vital trade network, was early capital?
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Kiev
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What did Russian rulers Vladimir I and his son Yaroslav do to usher in a Golden Age?
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Vladimir was a Russian King who converted to Orthodox Christianity and converted most of the kingdom to Orthodox Christianity. Yaroslav continued to expand the empire, adopted Justinian's Code, and create alliances with other European monarchs
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Who was Genghis Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan?
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Mongol leader that created the largest Empire in the world
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Who increased their power during Mongol control?
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Moscow Princes (ex. Ivan the Great)
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How did the Mongol rule over Russia affect Russia's relations with Western Europe?
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They cut Russia of from contacts with Western Europe when the west was experience growth in science and the arts
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Who finally conquered the Byzantines at Constantinople and how?
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Ottoman Empire, their gunpowder and cannons brought down the walls of Constantinople
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What was the affect of the fall of the Byzantine Empire on Russia, under Ivan III?
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Adopted the title of czar (tsar), Russian for Caesar, and considered Russia as the 3rd Rome, continuing the tradition of the Byzantines
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What tradition did Ivan IV "the Terrible" introduce that future rulers would practice and that would shape Russian history into the 20th century?
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Was a czar (tsar) who left a tradition of absolute rule
