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nation |
a community that shars a government and sometimes a common language and culture; in medieval europe, kingdoms became nations as kings gained power and unified their lads |
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magna carta |
the "great charter"; an agreement between King john (england) and his nobles and clergy that his power over the nobles was limited |
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parliament |
council that advises king/queen on gov't matters |
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pope gregory vii |
reigned from 1073-1085;one of the great papal reformers of middle ages |
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henry iv |
king of germany + holy roman empire; argued w/ pope gregory vii and was banned from church |
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king john |
(england) forced to sign magna carts |
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joan of arc |
peasant girl who led french army to victory over the english in the 100 year's war |
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runnymede |
a meadow along the thames river in england |
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orléans |
a city in north- central france; site of the 100 year's war |