unit 5 test Flashcards

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main person in battle of tours

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charles”the hammer” martel

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date of battle of tours

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732 ad

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who was defeated in battle of tours

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the muslims

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why is battle of tours a turning point

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christianity=main religion

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moors

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muslims

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witan

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kings council for important matter

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Danelaw

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Part of England where Danes resided

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danegeld

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Tax Danes had to pay

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Feudalism definition

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The social, economic, and political system of the Middle Ages based on protection and land in exchange for goods and services. The person providing the protection and land was the lord, and the person rendering the goods and services was the vassal.

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facts of Charlemagne

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Value of education and of Christianity

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facts of Charlemagne

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Crowning as the Holy Roman Emperor

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facts of Charlemagne

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pope leo III crowned charlamegne

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facts of Charlemagne

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800 ad Charlamagne crowned

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holy roman empire name

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succerers believed roman and holy

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What did each man, Charlemagne and Pope Leo III, believe about his power in Western Europe?

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believed chosen by god and successor of roman empire

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Why was the feudal system tremendously important in medieval times?

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social rankings and steady political power

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lord

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person giving land and protection to vassals

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vassals

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people giving services to lord

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fief

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estate of land in feudalism

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bailiff

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served lord and collected rent

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serf

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peasant or slave

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nobility

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: king, dukes, knights, counts, etc…

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commoners

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peasants bailiffs, craftsmen, serfs …

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clergy

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Pope, archbishop, bishop, parish priest

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medieval manor
Manor house 3 large fields Common pasture Fallow Manor Houses CHURCH
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head tax
taxed certain amount for every individual
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inheritance tax
tax for inheriting estate
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villain to acquire freedom
escape for year and a day
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motte and bailey castle
keep at top bailey below motte surrounds
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concentric castle
arrow loops murder holes portcullis big walls big center multiple wall layers
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gothic architecture
pointy external buttresses vertical
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romanesque architecture
round arches thick walls
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Christendom
area of europe united under christianity
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Cathedral and Cathedra
cathedral=bishops church cathedra=bishops chair
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relic
belonged to saint
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Canon Law
Law of church
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hierarchy
Pope; Archbishop; Bishop; Parish Priest
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diocese
district of witch bishop controls
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tithe
Church tax - 1/10 of everyone’s produce
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monasteries
Self-Sufficient
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Infirmarian
takes care of ill monks or nuns
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copyist
copies text mostly religious such as bible
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illuminist
draws religious pictures in text
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friar
religious man who took vow of poverty
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pilgrime
person who travels to sacred place for religious reasons
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Fall of the Roman Empire
476AD
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Dark Ages
600AD - 800AD
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Middle Ages
800AD - 1450AD
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King Alfred the Great (King of Wessex)
849AD - 900AD
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The Second Barbarian Wave (Vikings)
800AD - 1000AD
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Battle of Hastings
1066AD
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The Crusades
1100AD - 1300AD
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The Black Death arrives in Europe area
1347AD
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Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Exploration
1450AD - 1650AD
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Beowulf Themes
Heroism and Loyalty
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is beowulf a epic
long heroic passed down has morrals
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What is the role of “wyrd” (fate) in the text?
Everything happens for a reason No way of changing Beowulf meant to win Meant to help Wiglaf meant to stay Beowulf meant to die Reason beowulf dies
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How do we see fear represented in the text?
to afraid to fight things breaking
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What symbolic images are used in the poem and what does each represent?
heorot=holy, achievement, special, and grand dragons treasure=greed grendell arm and head=victory/achievement
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what does Grendel represent
Jealousy Jealous of happiness Took over heorot Jealous of heorot Jealous of their happiness Despair Danes lost hope Thought would never get heorot back Beowulf saves Grendel = despair to the Danes
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what does Grendel's mom represent
Revenge Revenges son Challenges Beowulf Tries to revenge son Beowulf killed son Want to revenge him
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what does the dragon represent
Greed Awakened after small thing was stolen Had tons of treasure/gold rich Got mad after stollen from Terrorizes village Revenge Terrorizes village for revenge Got stolen from
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Why is Wiglaf and what does he represent?
Perfect companion and bravery Always stuck by Beowulf Stayed when things got hard Never backed down Helped Beowulf Only person who stayed with him
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Why is Beowulf so highly revered?
hero helped danes warrior saved them