Evan's flashcards for people, places, and vocab/History/6th
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Clovis | king of the Franks |
| Charles Martel | the Frankish commander for the battle of Tours. He defeated the Muslimsin the Battle of Tours. |
| Charlesmagne | "charles the great" was a devoted family man, devout christian, visionary ruler and ideal knight. his goal was the christianization of europe |
| Otto 1 | one of the strongest germanic kings-made holy roman empire |
| Gregory the Great | He was a pope; He helped spread Christiananity |
| Scandinavia | The country where the Vikings come from. |
| Holy Roman Empire | most of Germany and Northern Italy |
| Franks | a group of people who built new societies and defended them from Muslims, Magvars, and Vikings |
| Celts | people who lived in Southern Britian and pushed aside the angles and saxons |
| Angles and Saxons | a group of people who built new societies and defended them from Muslims, Magvars, and Vikings |
| Pepin | Charles Martels son who became Mayor |
| Franciscans | ... |
| Dominic de Guzman | founded the Dominicans, a Spanish church preist who defended church teachings |
| Dominicans | a group of Friars founded by Dominic de Guzman |
| Crecy | the first major battle of the Hundred Years' War |
| Orleans | Where the French fought the English and defeated them with the help of Joan of Arc |
| Joan of Arc | peasant girl who led french army to victory over the english in the 100 year's war |
| Isabelle of Castile | Married Ferdinand of Aragon to make first step towards unifying spanish kingdoms. |
| Ferdinand of Aragon | He married Isabella of Castile to form a union for Spain. He and Isabella worked together to form a strong infantry army in Spain. |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Famous artist/painter in the 15th century. Created "The Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper" |
| Michelangelo | He was one of the most famous artist of the Renaissance period |
| William Shakespear | an English author who wrote comedies, tragedies, and historical plays |
| Vikings | Invaders of Europe that came from Scandinavia |
| St. Patrick | brought Christianity to Ireland |
| Henry IV | the first king of England from 1399 to 1413 |
| Venice | a wealthy city in Italy that became the center of trade in Medditereanin |
| Flanders | the center of trade for wool and cloth in Northern Europe |
| Normandy | a region that the vikings conquered part of Western France |
| Bologna | two of the first European universities |
| Francis of Assisi | founded the first order of friars |
| Thomas Aquinas | (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology |
| Cistercians | strict, ate simple meals, had one robe; took message outside the monastery to many people |
| Bernard of Clairvaux | powerful monk who stressed the importance of a mystical union with God and believed reason was dangerous |
| Hildegard of Bingen | a nun who wrote religious poems and songs, a nun who wrote religious poems and songs |
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