Midterm Flash Cards
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krieser on January 16, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 D: Middle Ages | 500-1500 AD |
| U2 Essential Question | Who thrives in times of chaos? |
| Charlemagne | Frankish King who converted much of the former Roman Empire to Christianity |
| Pope Leo | Pope who was rescued by Charlemagne |
| D: Charlemagne Crowed Emperor | December 25th, 800 |
| Charlemagne's Biographer | Eingard |
| William the Conqueror | Last person to conquer England |
| D: Battle of Hastings | 1066 |
| Harold of Essex | Fought William for the throne of England |
| Edward | King of England with no heirs |
| Bayeux Tapestry | Tells the story of the battle of Hastings |
| Normandy | William the Conqueror's place of birth |
| Pope Urban | Popel who announced the First Crusade |
| D: First Crusade | 1095 |
| Peter the Hermit | Peasent who led the poor into the first Crusade |
| Turkey | Country where many Crusades were fought |
| Constantinople | Capital of the former Roman Empire |
| Jeruselum | Holy site that Crusades were fought over |
| Saracens | Term for Muslims during the Crusades |
| Pagans | Name for all non-Christians during the Middle Ages |
| Feudalism | System of life in which the king ruled over all, and gave some power to nobles, who gave some power to vassels, and so on |
| Serfs/Villeins | Slaves and farmers under feudalism |
| Magna Carta | Means 'Great Charter'; published by nobles to limit the power of King John |
| Rule of Law | Idea from Magna Carta that gave Nobles power in addition to the king |
| D: Magna Carta | 1215 |
| Effects: Magna Carta | 1) Rule of Law 2) US constitution based on 3) End of fuedalism |
| Effects: Crusades | 1) Spices traded, east to west 2) More hatred between Christians and Muslims 3) Made Europe poorer |
| Effects: Charlemagne | 1) Europe more Christian 2) Europe more united 3) Educatio more important |
| Effects: Battle of Hastings | 1) French becomes part of English 2) England a more stable country |
| Cause: Charlemagne | 1) Frankish king - inherited throne from Pepin |
| Cause: Magna Carta | Political unrest - John taxed the nobels too much |
| Cause: Crusades | Pope Urban's speech - Christians upset about Jeruselum being owned by Muslims |
| Cause: Battle of Hastings | No heir for Edward |
| D: Gutenberg | 1454 |
| Effects: Gutenberg | Spread information during the Reformations |
| Rise of Medici | Powerful European family during the Renaissance |
| DaVinci | 1452 - artist and painter - the original polymath |
| Mona Lisa | 1503 - chiascuro and sfumato |
| Michelangelo | Painter after DaVinci - painted David and the Sistine chapel |
| Black Death | 1340s - spread by fleas on the backs of rats |
| Renaissance (Dates) | 1400-1600 |
| Reformations (Dates) | 1500s |
| Martin Luther | Monk who posted theses in 1517 and started Lutherism |
| King Henry 8 | Had 6 wives; wanted a divorce and a son and started anglicanism |
| Catherine | Henry's first wife (mother of Mary) |
| Bloody Mary | Killed 300 protestants (Catherine's daughter) |
| Edward | Son of Jane Seymore (Died at an early age) |
| Elizabeth | Daughter of Anne Boleyn (great leader of England) |
| Anne Bolelyn | Henry's second wife (mother of Elizabeth) |
| Jane Seymore | Henry's third wife (mother of Edward) |
| Pope Leo | The pope who sent the papal bull to Martin Luther |
| Pope Clement | The pope who wouldn't approve Henry's divorce. |
| Machiavelli | Said "The Ends Justified the Means" and wrote about educating a Prince |
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