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How did Ivan III and Ivan IV change the Russian government (increase or decrease power of monarchy and nobles)

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By centralizing authority and weakening the boyars influence.

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How did Mongol rule negatively impact Russia

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By imposing heavy taxes, causing economic strain, isolating Russia from western Europe, leading to destruction through raids, and causing political fragmentation.

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How did the Black Death in Europe affect prices

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The black death led to higher wages due to labor shortages and lover prices for many goods due to decreased demand.

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How did the black death in europe affect fuedalism

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By causing labor shortages, which gave peasants more power to demand better wages and conditions, undermining the system.

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How did the black death in europe affect population

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black death killed about ⅓ of the population.

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What did Wycliffe do that the Church saw as a threat

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Wycliffe translated the bible into english and criticized the church’s wealth and practices.

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What happened in France as a result of the Hundred Years’ War

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Population decline, economic devastation, centralized royal power, rise in national identity, military innovations.

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What happened in France as a result of the Hundred Years’ War monarchy and power

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Made monarchy stronger and more unified

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What happened in France as a result of the Hundred Years’ War nationalism

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Increased national identity, unity against a common enemy, stronger sense of being French

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What happened in France as a result of the Hundred Years’ War english lands

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Loss of almost all english territories in France & end of english claims to french lands

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List the other names of the Bubonic Plague

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Black death, Black Plague

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Where did the plague begin (continent and country)

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Asia, specifically China

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What are buboes and where are they located

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Boboes are swollen inflamed lymph nodes. They are usually around the armpit, neck or groin)

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In what year did Bubonic Plauge reach Italy

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1347

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How did it arrive in europe

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fleas on rats

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which ships brought it

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genoese trading ships

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Recognize the few European areas that escaped the huge death toll from the plague

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Poland, Milan, Belgium

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Which group was blamed and persecuted unfairly

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Jews

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What did doctors wear and why

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Long overcoat, mask with eye opening and beak with herbs, leather gloves and boots, brimmed hat, wooden cane. They wore this to protect themselves from the disease.

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Most deadly plague

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septicemic plague

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most common plague

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bubonic plague

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best chance of survival

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pneumonic plague

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symptoms of plague

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Bubonic - enlarged lymph nodes. Puenomic - slimy snot with blood. Septicemic - high fever and skin turning deep shades of purple.

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Feudalism declines why

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By causing labor shortages, which gives peasants more power to demand better wages and conditions, undermining the system.

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What happens to prices
Led to higher wages due to labor shortages and lower prices for many goods due to decreased demand.
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Why worker shortage and what this allowed peasants to do
peasants revolted
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why peasant revolts
Because of labor shortages, which increased their bargaining power.
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loss of faith from plague
They believed God was punishing them. Church loses prestige
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Place the following events in Chronological order – Bubonic Plague, Council of Constance, Batu Khan conquers Russia, Clement V moves to Avignon
1) Batu Khan conquers Russia (1237-1240) 2) Clement V moves to Avignon (1309) 3) Bubonic Plague (1347-1351) 4) Council of Constance (1414-1418)
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Importance of Council of Constance
It ended the western schism by unifying the papacy and condemned Jan Hus for heresy.
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Who captured Pope Boniface viii
agents of philip iv
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What two countries fought in the Hundred Years War
england and france
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english king that started it
King Edward III
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Only english land left in France at the end
Calais
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How long it lasted
116 years
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What two new weapons were used to propel armies to victory during the Hundred Years’ War
Longbow and cannon
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Slavs
Expanded to southern russia. lived in small villages and had thriving trade with constantinople.
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Mongols
largest land empire
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Genghis Khan
leader who united the mongols. his mounted bowmen overran lands from china to eastern europe.
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Batu Khan
Led mongol armies into China
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Ivan III
Brought much of northern Russia under his rule. Built framework for absolute rule. Tried to limit the power of boyars.
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Ivan IV
1st Russian ruler crowned tsar. He continued to centralize power in his own hands, developing a secret group that terrorized members of the hereditary or nobility. Ivan the Terrible.
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Vladimir
Olga's grandson. gets Russia to convert to christianity and spread it to all.
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Olga
princess of Kiev who converted to byzantine christianity
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Yaroslav
issued a written code. He translated greek words into his language. Also known as Yaroslav the wise.
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John Wycliffe
preaches Jesus Christ was head of the church not the pope. The Church reformed from england.
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Jan Hus
Tried for heresy and burned at the stake. Taught bible was authority, not pope
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Philip IV
had conflict with Pope Boniface VIII.
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Edward III
started hundred years war
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Caffa
Ships from this black sea port city brought the Plague to Europe.
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Sicily
Where in Italy the plague first arrived.
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Moscow
Religious and political center of Russia.
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Kiev
Where Rus settled. Capital of medieval russia.
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Calais
The only English land holding in France at the end of the hundred years war.
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Avignon
Where in France the papacy moves for 70 years.
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steppe
dry, sparse grassland
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heresy
Holding beliefs that go against religious doctrines.
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golden horde
invaders that looted & burned Kiev.
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czar
russian ruler
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boyar
great landowning nobles
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oprichniki
Agents of terror who enforced the tsar's will. slaughtered rebellious boyars and sacked towns where people were suspected of disloyalty.
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appanage
Land/income given to a royal family member.
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Kynaz
slavic noble title
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schism
church split
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cyrillic
slavic alphabet
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boniface VIII
had conflict with king Philip IV
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Clement V
The pope that moved the seat of the church from Romeo to Avignon in 1305. Russia converts to christianity.
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Clement VII
Urban VI and him excommunicate each other.
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Martin V
Pope chosen to end the great schism.
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Urban VI
Italian pope. French cardinals did not like him & elected their own pope.
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Ural
Russia is located to the west of these mountains
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Volga
Flows through Russia to the caspian sea. Good for trade.
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Dnieper
All Kiev citizens were baptized in this river when Russia converted to christianity.
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Black
Sea where dnieper empties too
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caspian
sea that the volga empties too

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