Topic 10

Lesson 1

100

^{How did Otto the Great increase his power?}

^{By making alliances with other German nobles.}

200

^{What was Pope Gregory VII's name before he became pope?}

^Hildebrand

300

^{What were Otto the Great's descendants called?}

^{Ottonian kings}

400

^{By the end of Phillip II's reign, what did France have?}

^{The strongest monarchy in medieval Europe.}

500

After Charlemagne's empire fell, the German part of the kingdom was divided into a number of dukes. Following tradition, what did they do? 

^{They chose one of their own to be king.}

Lesson 2

100

^{What is the Magna Carta?}

^{A document that promises certain rights.}

200

^{What is the common law?}

^{A law that has developed from custom and judges' decisions, rather than acts of a lawmaking assembly.}

300

^{What is habeas corpus?}

^{It is a court order to bring an arrested person before a judge or a court.}

400

What happens once you get arrested in the rule of law in Medieval England?

Arrest, Writ of Habeas Corpus, Court Trial by Jury, and then Conviction.

500

^{What are some things King John agreed to and recognized?}

King John agreed to baronial rights, promised to seek tax approval from a council, and recognized trial by jury.

Lesson 3

100

^{How did people know that the mob leader was Peter the Hermit in 1096?}

^{He was dressed like a hermit.}

200

^{What does "Deus le veult!" mean, and why did the people say it?}

^{It means "God wills it!" and they said it because it was their slogan.}

300

^{What is a heresy?}

^{A belief that is rejected by official Church reaching.}

400

^{In 1144, the MUslims counter-attacked and conquered the crusader state of what?}

^Edessa

500

^{What did the French noble Jean de Joinville write?}

^{"I never once let my eyes turn back...for fear my heart might be filled with longing [for] my lovely castle and the two children I had left behind."}

Lesson 4

100

^{Who were the two most famous philosophers of the Middle Ages who lived in Córdoba?}

^{One was the Muslim scholar and judge Ibn Rushd, or Averroës. The other was the Jewish scholar Moses Maimonides.}

200

^{What were the restrictions for Non-Muslims?}

^{They had to follow specific rules, pay a special tax, and couldn't carry Bibles in public.}

300

^{What kingdom was left in the middle of the 1200s?}

^{The kingdom of Granada.}

400

^{What happened in 1492?}

^{Ferdinand and Isabella decreed the banishment of Jews who refused to convert to Christianity.}

500

^{What is a scapegoat?}

^{A person who is blamed for something they didn't do.}

Lesson 5

100

What happened in 1347? Why?

Ships arrived at Italian ports with dead or dying crews due to the bubonic plague.

200

^{How long did Europe enjoy economic growth, but what changed that?}

Europe experienced two centuries of economic growth, but excessive rain later destroyed crops.

300

When did the Hundred Years' War begin and end?

1337-1453.

400

What did the Hundred Years' War increase?

A sense of patriotism that developed in each kingdom.

500

What did Joan of Arc do at the age of sixteen?

Cut her hair, dressed as a man, and journeyed 11 days through enemy territory to meet Charles, the French crown prince.