Lesson 1
What is the definition of authority?
The power to make decisions and rules.
What does standardized mean?
The same everywhere.
When did the first crusade start?
March 1096.
What were Moors?
What European Christians called Muslims in Spain.
What is a famine?
A serious shortage of food.
What is the definition of excommunicate?
Exclude a person from a church or a religious community.
What happened during the 900s and 1000s in England?
England became much more organized.
What was the reason for the first crusade?
To free the Holy Land.
When did the decline of the Muslim rule in Spain begin?
1002.
How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
1337 to 1453.
What did the Frankish king Charlemagne hope to do?
Revive the Roman Empire and bring back classical learning.
What did King Henry appoint Becket to be in 1162?
The most important bishop in the land.
Who called for the First Crusade?
Pope Urban 2.
What was the first major victory in the Reconquista?
The capture of the city of Toledo in 1083.
How many people died from the Black Plague?
around 75 million.
How did the German king Otto increase his power?
By making alliances with other German nobles.
What is Magna Carta Latin for?
"Great Character".
When was the Fourth Crusade?
1202-1204.
When did the golden age of Moorish culture reach its peak?
800s and 900s.
Why were Jews killed in many European towns?
people thought they spread the plague.
When did the Frankish king Charlemagne take the title of "emperor"?
Year 800.
What is a parliament?
An assembly of represenatives.
What provoked the Third Crusade in 1189?
The fall of Jerusalem.
How long did the dynasty rule most of Spain
300 years.
What caused famine in Europe?
The change in weather ruined crops, killed livestock, caused many desises.