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European History 1300 - 1450
European History 1300 to 1450
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11th Grade
12/22/2010

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Who fought against each other in the Hundred Years' War?
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England and France
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Where was the Hundred Years' War fought?
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France
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When did the Hundred Years' War End?
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1453
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Which country had a new sense of nationalism after being invaded in the Hundred Years' War?
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France
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The development of which cohesive kingdom as a result of the Hundred Years' War changed the balance of power in Europe?
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France
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After the Hundred Years' War the papacy was split between what two cities?
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Avignon and Rome
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What is a mercenary?
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A person who fights for money.
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By 1400 which empire was unified in name only?
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The Holy Roman Empire
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What state was created after successful popular uprisings in the Alpine region after 1350?
Definition
The Swiss Confederation
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What were muslims on the Iberian Peninusla called?
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Moors
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What is it called when there is a disagreement leading to an organizational split or divide?
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Schism
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What is the term for putting writings in the common language for people to understand?
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Vernacular
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What was the name of the movement that sought to emulate the Greco-Roman ancients after 1400?
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Humanism
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In late medieval Europe what two things helped determine a woman's rghts?
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Class and Religion
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What institution was condemned by the church but widely tolerated in many cities during medieval times?
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Prostitution
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During the Middle Ages what was the relationship in the peasant marriage and family life?
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It was a workable partnership involving mutual effort.
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When many nobles were killed in the Hundred Years' War which country's monarchy grew stronger?
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France
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Until the reconquista which country remained a collection of disparate and disconnected kingdoms?
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Spain
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Who was the great chronicler and storyteller of English life in the late Middle Ages?
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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What was the official written language used by the Roman Catholic Church from medieval to modern times is?
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Latin
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Recession and the bank failure resulting from the Hundred Years' War led to what type of atmosphere in Europe?
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Skepticism and pessimism particularly with late medieval commerce.
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Who held the most important trade axis in the late medieval period?
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Italy and the Low Countries
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Desribe the characteristics of the living space of European peasants and artisans over 400 years ago.
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Humans and animals often shared the same space to keep warm.
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What has he claim of papal authorithy in Rome has been based upon?
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The apostolic succession traced back to Saint Peter
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After the death of a pope, who selects the new Holy Father?
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The College of Cardinals
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In 1417 the Great Schism ended with the election of Pope MArtin V at?
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A church council in Constance
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Roman Catholic parish priests interfaced with the common people through:
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Sacraments of the Church
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Even though women could not join guilds, they were worked in these business positions
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de facto business partners with their husbands
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What effect did the bubonic plague, or Black Death, have on European population?
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Population dropped, wages rose, prices fell on agricultural goods, new medicines attempted
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While western Europe former stronger kingdoms in the fourteenth century, central and southern Europe remained
Definition
Fragmented and unconsolidated
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What was the religious influence in Granada and the Balkans in the 1400s?
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Muslim
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The fall of Byzantium in the 1400s marked the rise of which last great Muslim world empire?
Definition
Ottoman Turks
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By the 1350's which parts of Greece had been taken by Muslims?
Definition
Asia Minor
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What tactic and technology benefitted the Ottoman Turks in their fifteenth-century expansion?
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Bronze Cannons and massed Cavalry
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In the late Middle Ages pessimism was due to widespread death from what two causes?
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Disease and War
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Eastern expansion of Christianity ended when what two groups invaded Europe during the Middle Ages?
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Muslim and Mongol
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What was the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and western Christendom in the late Middle Ages?
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War and Hostility
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Why did Germany fail to establish a strong monarchy in the Middle Ages?
Definition
Nobles chose weak king in order to retain their own autonomy
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In Kievan Russia, what was the noble class of landowners was known as?
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Boyars
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The extreme censure by the church of an individual that disallows that individual from receiving the scraments is known as ?
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Excommunication
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What class were women from the Middle Ages from that dedicated their lives to the church?
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Landed aristocracy
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Who were the religious organizations that lived in religious isolation but also provided social services to the poor?
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Monks and Nuns
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What was the title of the leader of the Ottoman Empire?
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Sultan
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Improved sanitation and waste management was a direct result from what Euroean event?
Definition
Bubonic Plague or Black Death
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What is an amount of money paid by the bride's family to the groom's family is called?
Definition
Dowry
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