places Flashcards
(22 cards)
avignon
where in france the papacy moves for 70 years
canossa
a holy land where emperor henry iiv begged pope gregory for forgiveness
tours
where charles martel and his frankish army defeated a large muslin army
verdun
treaty that divided the carolingian empire among the 3 sons of louis the pious
normandy
a place in france that became part of england because of william the conqueror
paris
the first place to blow up in trade and the largest city in france
orleans
france vs england. france won with the help of joan of arc
edessa
city located in anatolia
worms
treaty issues by charles v to declare luther a heretic
jerusalem
holy site to judaism, christianity, and islam
constantinople
city founded by constantine captial of byzantine empire
yathrib
ancient name for city of medina
mecca
place where a pilgrimage is made too
aachen
center of carolingion empire under charlemagne
wittenberg
city in germany where the protestant reformation begun
bosworth
battle that ended the war of roses. henry tudor won
hastings
battle between anglo-saxon forces and the normandy forces
moscow
religious and political center of russia
kiev
where rus settled. capital of medieval russia
geneva
center of the protestant reformation
flanders
center of northern renaissance
florence
center of italian renaissance