Final Flashcards
Saint Joan D’Arc (Fifteenth century CE)
She was a defender of France in the fifteenth century CE. She accompanied the French Army to Orleans and apparently, she inspired them to liberate the city with the will of God. She was captured and burned in the city of Normandy as a heretic.
Basil II (976-1025 CE)
He was the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from the year 976-1025 CE. He campaigned against the Bulgars at lost at first but, eventually defeating them in 1014 CE and blinding 14,000 Bulgar captives before they sent them home.
Hippodrome (Fourth Century CE)
This was an arena built in Constantinople in the fourth century CE. It was a super important building because it held chariot races and other public events. It was completed by Constantine I.
Leon Battista Alberti (Fifteenth Century CE)
He was a Florentine architect and author during the fifteenth century. He was famed for the idea that “Men can do all things if they will.” he gave the idea that a “universal person” was capable of achieving in many areas of life.
Mehmed II (1444-1481 CE)
He was an Ottoman Sultan from 1444-1481 CE. He was a great military leader, and, in his reign, he captured Constantinople and conquered the territories in Anatolia and the Balkans. Constantinople was important because of the trade between the Black Sea and the rest of the Mediterranean.
Magna Carta (1215 CE)
This is a document that was signed in Runnymede in the year 1215 CE. It was important because this document guaranteed feudal liberties and said the relationship between the king and his vassals was based off of mutual rights and obligations therefore limiting the king’s power.
Clovis (482-511 CE)
He was a Frankish king and member of the Merovingian dynasty and lived in 482-511 CE. He was important because he converted to Catholic Christianity, and he also expanded his kingdom from the Pyrenees all the way to Modern day Western Germany.
Innocent III (1160-1216 CE)
He was a pope who lived in Italy from the years 1160-1216 CE. He was most well known for being a super powerful pope in his time. He expanded authority over the Papal States, launched Crusades to recover the Holy Land, and he uses the power of interdict a lot during his time as pope.
Frederick I Barbossa (1123-1190 CE)
He was a German king and Holy Roman Emperor and was alive from the years 1123-1190 CE. He was most well-known for wanting to create a new kind of Empire and planned to get his chief revenues from Italy but, his plan to conquer Northern Italy failed and was defeated in 1176 CE.
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274 CE)
He was an Italian theologian and philosopher who was alive in the years 1225-1274 CE. He was best known for his work Summa Theologica which was his attempt to reconcile faith and reason.
Koryo (Early tenth century CE)
This was a Korean dynasty that rose to power during the early tenth century CE. This new kingdom adopted Chinese political institutions to strengthen its power and unify territory and it introduced the civil service examination system.
Heian Period (794-1185 CE)
This is a period in Japanese history that lasted from 794-1185 CE. This period was most well-known because this is when rural areas became under the control of wealthy families and lived on private estates called “Shoen”
Taika Reforms (646 CE)
These were reform in Japan that were established in 646 CE. They were important because it established the Grand Council, made official communications based off of the Chinese written language, they even divided the country into administrative districts.
Daimyo (Fourteenth Century CE)
This was a Japanese social class that arose about in the 14th century CE. They were largest and most powerful land holding magnates in Japan and owed no taxes to the government.
Bakufu (12th century CE)
This was a way to strengthen the state in the 12th century CE. It was known as a “tent government” and it was controlled under a powerful military leader called the shogun.