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Name at least 3 things the Roman Empire provided. |
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Law, order, maintenance, welfare, protection, government, education, and unity
*those are the ones im focusing on... |
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Name at least 5 reasons for the decline of Roman Empire. |
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1.Internal political corruption
2.economic/social difficulites from a big territory
3.high cost of warfare
4.too much labor due to slavery
5.citizens wanting too much
6.immorality
7.indolence
8.decreased production
9.religious/ethnic strife
10.invasions by Germanic tribes |
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The period after the fall of the Roman Empire is referred to as?
During this time, Europe was _____ from the _____ tribes. |
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1.Dark Ages
2.fractured, Germanic |
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In the Feudal Era, the loyalty was to a _____ rather than a _____. |
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In the Feudal era, the decline in travel and trade led to the decline in? Why? |
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1.education/learning
2.learning came from outside Roman Church, and there wasn't much contact with the outside world causing learning to decline. |
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What was the stable and unifying institution in the early Middle Ages? This gave people ____ in a tough time period. |
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Who was king of the Franks? What 2 things did he do? |
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1.Charlemagne
2. United most of Western Europe & co-mingles the church/state |
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Pope ______ III named Charlemage what? |
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What are the three major causes of the Hundred Years' War? |
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1. Who would take over French throne
2. Control over Flanders
3. Historical animosity (rivalry) between France/England |
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T/F. The youngest son takes over the throne when a king dies. |
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False, the oldest son takes over the throne when a king dies. |
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Who dies without a male heir?
Who sets a claim to the French throne?
Why does this piss off the French? |
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1.Charles IV
2.King Edward (15 yrs old)
3.They want Philip VI (cousin) to take over instead |
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What was so important about Flanders? Where is it located today? |
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It manufactured cloth and was dependent on England for wool even though it was located in France. |
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What are the 3 reasons why the French should have easily won the Hundred Years' War? |
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1. home field advantage
2. wealthier
3. 3x the population of England |
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T/F. During the Hundred Years' War, France was unified. |
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False, France was still transitioning away from feudalism. |
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What was the Estates General? How did this cause France to struggle? |
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1.Representatives of nobles and townspeople
2. Estates General got extra priveleges from the king which caused more internal disunity of France |
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Who had a better military? England or France? What was the best weapon at the time? |
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Who forced the peasants in France to pay for the Hundred Years' War? This caused the ______ to happen. |
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1.Estates General
2.Jaquerie (revolt of peasants in France) |
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The 1360 Peace of Bretigny caused what 3 things to happen? |
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1. King John the Good returned to France
2.England still kept many French territories
3.Edward III renounced his claim to French throne |
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Treaty of Troyes (----) caused what to happen?
Who didn't agree with this? |
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1.1420
2.Henry VI of England declared as France/England King
3.French Charles VII, still claimed to be king
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Who urges Charles VII to send troops to liberate Orleans? |
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Joan of Arc caused many of the French to feel?
T/F. Charles VII didn't save Joan of Arc from being captured. |
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Although Joan of Arc was executed, she was later recognized as a? |
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T/F. The Hundred Years' War consisted of 100 years of fighting. |
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False, 68 years of Peace and 44 years of violence |
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What became a major political power after the Hundred Years' War? |
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What was an effect of the Hundred Years' War on England?
On France?
On peasants? |
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1. develop own clothing industry
2.transition France away from feudalism manors- kings
3.heavy taxes on peasants causing them to be angry with lords/kings for centuries |
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Why weren't lords not needed that much after the Hundred Years' War? |
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King wanted a paid army that would fight at any time rather than knights/calvary |
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What were some causes for Peasant Revolts? |
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taxation, desire for higher wages, hostilility towards aristocracy, people expected much out of peasants |
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Name why Europe was susceptible to the Black Death before it hit. |
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1.Densely populated
2.Overpopulated
3.Economic depression
4.Famine
5.Bad health habits and sanitation |
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The Black Death is believed to have came from what part of the world? It was transmitted by ____ and ____. |
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How much of the population died from the Black Death?
What is Anti-Semitism? |
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1. 1/3
2. prejudice against Jewish |
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Literature and art during the Black Death reflected _______.
This was also later reflected in the _______ ________. |
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1.Pessimism/death
2.Northern Renaissance |
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Why did farms decline during the bubonic plague? |
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there was a lower demand for agriculture because people wanted luxury items instead |
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The Statute of Laborers in 1351 later caused the _____ ______ revolt in 1381 to occur.
What did the Statute of Laborers do? |
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1.English Peasant
2.Forces peasants to stay in town and pay taxes |
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T/F. During the Black Death, artisants, merchants, craftsmen (Bourgeoise) thrived. |
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Who established a centralized papal monarchy that involved the papacy into politics? |
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Pope Urban IV established the? This allowed members of the clergy to avoid what? |
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1. Rota Roman
2. Trial in Royal courts |
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Church power was centered in ____ which angered many ____. |
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Why did France and England tax the clergy? |
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To get money to repair damages from the Hundred Years' War |
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Boniface VIII resists the _____ employed by ____ and _____ (people). |
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1.taxes
2.Edward I
3.Philip the Fair |
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In 1302, what does Boniface III decree? What does this mean? |
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1.Unam Sanctam
2. Chruch had authority over everything on earth |
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What happens after Unam Sanctum is passed? This marks? |
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1.Philip's forces beat up Boniface VIII
2. end of church's supremacy over state |
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The Great Schism was between what two sides? |
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1.Avignon in France
2. Rome in Italy |
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Urban VI was for the _____ and he wanted to keep the papacy in?
Clement VII wanted to move the papacy to ____, and this was supported mainly by?
All of this happened because of ________'s death. |
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1.Holy Roman Empire
2.Rome
3.Avignon
4.French
5.Pope Gregory XI |
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The Conciliar movement was? What did they try to do? Did it work? |
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1.representative council > Pope
2.deal with complaints about church
3.nope |
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What did John Wycliff believe? What were his followers called? |
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1.That the church should only follow Scripture
2.Lollards |
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What did John Hus do? What happened to him? What were his followers called? |
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1. led a nationalist movement in Bohemia
2. burned at the stake as a heretic
3.Hussites
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What were the 3 main complaints of the church? |
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1.too political (holding offices)(secular)
2.avoided punishment in royal court
3.church started taxing people; people believed in clerical poverty |
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When the State and Church fought, they were fighting over what 3 things? |
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1. people
2.authority
3.money |
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What was the international language at the time? Who spoke it? |
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Why were vernacular languages important as they increased? |
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As they increased, the Bible became translated into the languages that the people spoke allowing more access to less educated people |
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