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Feudalism
The Church
Medieval Society
Laws of the Land
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Who was legally bound to the land of their lord?
Serf
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What is a missionary?
A person who travels to carry the ideas of a religion to others.
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Charlemagne believed in
Education
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What is vernacular?
Everyday language
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In West Africa, several civilizations developed along the...
Niger River
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A warrior that fights on horseback
A knight
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What does excommunicate mean?
To declare that a person or group no longer belongs to a church.
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What was the Hundred Years' War?
A war between England and France
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What principle about government was established by the Magna Carta?
That the power of the government should be limited
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Why did Makkah become a very large, wealthy city?
It was a crossroads for trade and an important religious site.
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A bond of loyalty between a lord and vassal is known as....
feudalism
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What was the purpose of the Crusades?
To take Jerusalem from the Muslim Turks.
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Approximately how many Europeans died from the plague?
About 50%
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Which English king established a body of common law and juries to handle arguments?
Henry II
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When do historians mark the end of the Western Roman Empire?
When Romulus Augustulus took power.
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What was the basis for wealth and power in medieval Europe?
land ownership
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The conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV, the Holy Roman emperor, had to do with...
The appointment of high-ranking church officials.
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Mountains and rivers shaped European culture by
Separating people from on another allowing them to develop their own distinct cultures.
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What principle about civil rights was established by the Magna Carta?
People should be guaranteed certain rights
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Why were griots important to West African schooling?
They kept alive the village's oral history
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Which group of people made up the largest group in European feudal society?
Peasants
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The Inquisition was
a Church court that tried heretics
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What effect did the Crusades have on Europe?
Broke down feudalism increased trade helped strong governments emerge
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A trial jury...
determines whether a person is innocent or guilty
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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have what belief in common?
Monotheistic or they believe that there is one all-powerful God.