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Chapter 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the Duke of Normandy who defeated the Anglo-Saxons to conquer England? | William the Conqueror |
| What is a unified body of law that became the basis for law in many English-speaking countries? | the Common Law |
| What was the French legislative called? | the Estates-General |
| Who was the duke who began a dynasty of French king that ruled France? | Hugh Capet |
| What is the common language of a place or region? | Vernacular |
| Who was known for scholarly work that combined Christian belief with ideas from the best thinkers of ancient Greece? | Thomas Aquinas |
| Who was the Englishman who preached that Jesus Christ was the head of the Church? | John Wycliffe |
| What was the expansion of trade and business during the European Middle Ages called? | The Commercial Revolution |
| When did the Capetian Dynasty begin and where? | France; 987 |
| What killed approximately one-third of the population of Europe? | The Bubonic Plague |
| What was the main philosophy of the European Middle Ages called? | Scholasticism |
| What were two famous pieces of literature written in vernacular? | The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri |
| What war was faught between France and England that brought an end to Feudalism? | Chivalry |
| What further weakened the people's belief in the church because they had no answers for why so many people were dying? | The Bubonic Plague |
| Three changes that took place in Medieval society are: | Rediscovery of trade, learning, education Revival of cities Development of a banking system and middle class Second Agricultural revlution - more food |
| Why was there a revival of learning from 1100s - 1400s in Medieval Europe? | Rediscovery of trade allowed people to learn from other civilizations. Writing helped people develop a new learning system; universities |
| Define Scholasticism and what two ideas were combined to become the foundation of Medival philosophy? | Scholasticism: main philosophy of Middle Ages based that a person's goals was to be a good Christian, follow the teachings of the Church, reach Heaven. |
| Who was the people who issued the call for the first Crusade? | Pope Urban II |
| What did the Magna Carta guarantee? | Basic Legal Rights |
| Who rights did the Mangn Carta originally intend to defend? | English nobility |
| Explain the purpose of the Reconquista. | To drive Muslims out of Spain |
| How did the Battle of Hastings change the course of English history? | Norman took control of England |
| Define and describe the nature of a guild. | Association of people who worked at the same occupation |
| What was the effect of the three-filed system? | Farmers produced more food and villagers had more food to eat |
| What was the chief goal of the Crusades? | Recover holy city of Jerusalem and Holy Land; Palestine from the Muslim Turks |
| Explain the central issue that was the cause of the Hundred Years' War | Central issue was over the throne of France |
| Who created the royal court of justice and jury system in England? | Henry II |
| What was one negative effect of the Crusades that has continued to the present day? | Hostility between Muslims and Christians |
| Name the legislative body of Medieval England | Parliament |
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