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Who is the head of the Catholic Church?

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The Pope

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What is the name given to the chronicles written by the English Monks beginning in the 9th Century?

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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

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What does the name “Charlemagne” mean?

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Charles the Great

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Whose teachings formed the basis for Christianity?

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Jesus

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What is the name of the Christian holy book?

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The Bible

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What happened to the original Britons following the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons?

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They were displaced snd pushed into the western part of Britain (i.e. Wales and Cornwall)

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What is this? (Helmet)

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Sutton Hoo Helmet

Anglo-Saxon helmet excavated from a Burial site at Sutton Hoo

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Who were the ceorls in Anglo-Saxon society?

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Peasant farmers

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Who was crowned “Emperor of the Romans” by Pope Leo III in AD 800?

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Charlemagne

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What was a hide in Anglo-Saxon society?

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A measurement of land.

Sufficient to support a household.

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Who was the first leader to unite the Franks?

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Clovis

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What religion did Jesus and his disciples follow

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Judaism

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What proclamation legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire?

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Edict of Milan

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Who were the Franks?

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A Germanic tribe that migrated into the Western Roman Empire and settled in what would become France.

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Who led the Franks when they defeated the invading Muslim army at the Battle of Tours (AD 732)

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Charles Martel

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What was the name of the dynasty created by Clovis?

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Merovingian Dynasty

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Wo was the first kin of the Carolingian Dynasty?

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Pepin the Short

(Also know as Pepin the Younger or Pepin I)

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What dynasty replaced the Merovingian Dynasty?

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Carolingian Dynasty

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Who wrote a book outlining the principles and practices for monastic life in the 5th-6th century?

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St. Benedict of Nursia

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What did the Carolingian kings and the Popes each receive as a result of their agreement?

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The pope received military protection.

The Carolingian kings received respectability.

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What were the two classes of freemen in Anglo - Saxon society?

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Thegns
Ceorls

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What did archeologist uncover at Sutton Hoo

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They excavated an Anglo Saxon ship burial.

Possibly the burial site of King Reward of East Anglia

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What early Christian was largely responsible for the spreading of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire?

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Paul (Saul of Tarsus)

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Where were the Anglo-Saxons originally from?

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Denmark & Northern Germany

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What are the three basic levels of clergy below the Pope that we learned about in class?
Archbishop Bishop Parish Priest
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What are the male followers of monasticism called?
Monks
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Where do Monks live?
A Monastery
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Who did Pope Gregory I send to Britain on a mission to convert Anglo-Saxons to Christianity?
St. Augustine of Canterbury
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What is the name of the territory under the care of the bishop?
Diocese
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What is the name of the religious way of life that involves dedicating oneself to spiritual work, prayer, and contemplation?
Monasticism
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Who did Beowulf defeat while protecting Heart, the hall of Hrothgar king of the Danes?
Grendel
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What was a fortified Anglo-Saxon settlement called?
Burh
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Who wrote the Ecclesiastical History of the English People in the 8th century?
The Venerable Bebe
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What was the name of the most famous Anglo-Saxon poem?
Beowulf
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What was an Anglo-Saxon ford?
It was a militia that could be called up in times of war
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What Roman emperor moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to a city in the east?
Constantine (he named the new capital after himself - Constantinople)
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What Roman emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
Theodosius
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Who were thegns in Anglo-Saxon society?
A class of nobles and warriors
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Who managed the household of the Frankish Merovingian Kings?
Major Doom
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What Germanic tribes settled in Britain durning the 5th and 6th centuries?
Angles, Saxons, Jutes
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Why did the Roman Empire fall?
Corruption in the government led to problems like inflation, disease, and starvation, impacting the citizens of Rome and leading to the collapse of Rome. Civil Wars removed the corrupt leaders from power but brought on invasions by Germanic tribes. Elagabalus' 10-year rule caused the collapse of Rome.
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Where did the Norse (Vikings) originate?
Scandinavia (Norway, Denmark & Sweden)
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What type of religion did the Norse originally practice?
Polytheism (They had many Gods, such as Odin, Thor etc.)
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What was the name given to the land in the Northeast England where the Norse settled?
The Danelaw
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Who founded a short-lived Norse settlement in North America
Leif Erikson
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When did the Norse (Vikings) begin raiding Britain?
AD 793 (Raid the Monastery of Linfisfarne)
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What type of ships did the Norse used for raiding?
Longships (drakkar)
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Who founded the Norse settlements in Greenland?
Erik the red (father of Leif Erikson)
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What sir the Norse call their short-lived settlement in North America?
Vinland
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What were the two main social classes durning the early Middle Ages?
Nobles (aristocracy/upper class) Commoners (lower class)
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What social system developed in Western Europe during the middle ages?
Feudalism
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What is a hierarchy?
A system of organization with levels of authority.
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What was the term used for land that was granted in a feudal agreement?
Fief
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What were the unfree peasant farmers who were tied to the land called?
Serfs
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What was the most common indicator of wealth in the early Middle Ages?
Land
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What type of priest conducts religious services at a local church?
Parish Priest
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What did a noble become after received a fief?
He would become a vassal to the king (or Nobel) who granted him the land.
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If a king or noble granted a fief to a lesser lord, what did he become to his new vassal
A liege lord
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What was required of a vassal?
He was sworn to be loyal to his liege and to support his liege in war by providing a certain number of soldiers
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A lord would not grant all his land to a vassals. He would retain some for his own use. What was the land he kept for his own use called?
Demesne (Domain)
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What was a knight fee?
The number of knights required to be provided to the liege by the holder of the fief.
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What type of oath did a vassal make to his liege lord?
Oath fo Fealty
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What did a vassal receive from his liege?
Land and protection
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Who was at the top of the feudal pyramid?
King
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What was the basic unit of landholding called in the feudal system?
The Manor (often a fief consisting of a single village)
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What obligations did serfs have to their manor lord?
Required to: Work a certain number of days per week for the lord. Give a portion of their crop to their lord. Required to sue the lord's mill and pay a fee.
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What was the name given to the part of France settled by the Norse?
Normandy
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Who were the three main claimants to the English throne following the death of Edward the Confessor?
Harlod Godwinson Harold Hardrada William the Bastard (William the Conqueror)
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What happened to king Harold?
Killed during the Battle of Hastings
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What was the name given to the Norse who settled in northern France?
Normans
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Which English kings' death in AD 1066 led to a three-way struggle for the throne?
Edward the confessor
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Who won the battle of Hastings?
William the Conqueror
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In what year was the battle of Hastings fought?
AD 1066
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Who is credited with bringing feudalism to England?
The Normans - Under William the Conqueror
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Which nomadic people migrated in to the Middle East from Central Asia, concerting to Islam, and capturing Jerusalem?
Seljuk Turks
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What city is considered holy to the Christians, Muslims, and Jews?
Jerusalem
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What Pope called for a Crusade (holy way) against Islam in AD 1095?
Pope Urban II
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What name is use for people who visit places for religious reasons?
Pilgrams
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Although the western part of the Roman Empire collapsed, the eastern part survived. What is the name used for the surviving part?
Byzantine Empire.
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What Byzantine Emperor requested help from Western Christians against the Seljuk Turks?
Emperor Alexius I
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What was the goal of the First Crusade?
Capture Jerusalem and the holy land.
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Did the First Crusade succeed in capturing Jerusalem?
Yes, the city was captured in AD 1099
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Who held the city of Jerusalem at the end of the Crusades?
The Muslims
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What happened in the immediate aftermath of the capture of Jerusalem by the crusaders in AD 1099?
The Crusaders massacred many of the inhabitants
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What type of religion only has one god?
Monotheism
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What are the main monotheistic religions?
Christianity Isla, Judaism
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What is the name of the cube-shaped building located in the centre of the Mecca?
Kaaba (Ka'bah')
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What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Shahada (Declaration) Salat (Prayer) Zakat (Charity for the poor) Saw (Fasting) Hajj (Pilgrimage)
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What is a fasting?
It is when you don't eat or drink for an extended period of time.
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Who is the founder of Islam
Muhammad
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What is the Islamic place of worship called?
Mosque
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How many times a day are Muslims required to pray?
Five
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When do Muslims fast?
From sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan
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Where to the Muslims go on pilgrimage?
Mecca
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Where was the centre of Catholicism during much of the Middle Ages?
Rome
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What is the name of the Islamic holy book
Quran (koran)
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What is the name of the knightly coded of conduct that developed durning the Middle Ages?
Chivalry Chivalric Code
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