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Ch. 14 (3,4) HMS
Crusades, Kings
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History
8th Grade
05/10/2010

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holy land
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Jerusalem and parts of the surrounding area where Jesus lived and taught
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crusades
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series of military expeditions launched by Christian Europeans to win the Holy Land back from Muslim control
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Jerusalem
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city in the Holy Land, regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews
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pilgrim
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person who journeys to a sacred place
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Urban II
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Pope who called for war to win back the Holy Land
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Seljuk Turks
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took control of the Holy land in the 1000s and much of the Byzantine Empire
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Saladin
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strong Muslim leader during the Crusades; retook Jerusalem in 1187
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Peter the Hermit
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led an "army" of common people in the People's Crusade
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King Richard
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negotiated a treaty with Saladin to allow Christian pilgrims back to Jerusalem
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Magna Carta
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"Great Charter"; limited king's power over his nobles; signed by King John in 1215
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Model Parliament
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council of lords, clergy, and commoners that advised the English king
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Hundred Years War
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series of conflicts between England and France (1337-1453)
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nation
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community of people that shares territory and government
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William
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conqueror from Normandy who conquered England in 1066 and became king
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Joan of Arc
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peasant girl that led the French to victory in the 1429 Battle of Orleans; later burned at the stake
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Runnymede
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place along the Thames River where King John signed the Magna Carta
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control of trade routes
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non-religious reason for Crusades
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page
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1st step in becoming a knight; learned chess and backgammon
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squire
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2nd step in becoming a knight; dressing knight in armor and accompanying knight into battle
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Arma Patrina
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squire that did not become a knight
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Battle of Hastings
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1066 battle in which Normans conquered England
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control of English Channel
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cause of the Hundred Years' War
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revival of trade; increased use of $$
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2 effects of the Crusades in Europe
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Constantinople
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destroyed during 4th Crusade
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Stephen of Cloyes
Definition
led the Children's Crusade
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Dec. of Independence & Constitution
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Magna Carta influenced these
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