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Final Exam HIST 1001
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abbasids | ruling primarily from Baghdad, they oversaw an Islamic Golden Age, fostering immense intellectual, scientific, and cultural growth. |
| Abelard | preeminent French scholastic philosopher, theologian, and logician |
| Acre | the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in a single day |
| Andalusia | an autonomous region in southern Spain, renowned for its rich Moorish history, vibrant flamenco culture, and Mediterranean coastline |
| Anselm | known as the "Father of Scholasticism," he is famous for using reason to understand faith, most notably the ontological argument for God's existence and the "satisfaction theory" of atonement |
| 1066 C.E. | the most significant event in Western Europe was the Norman Conquest of England, triggered by the death of King Edward the Confessor in January without a direct heir |
| 1453 C.E. | the Ottoman Empire, led by Sultan Mehmed II, captured Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire and the last remnant of the Roman Empire. This event, featuring the, broke down the city's ancient walls |
| "Babylonian Captivity" | a pivotal period where the Neo-Babylonian Empire, under Nebuchadnezzar II, deported thousands of Judeans from the Kingdom of Judah to Babylon following the destruction of Jerusalem and the First Temple |
| Battle of Agincourt | was a decisive English victory in the Hundred Years' War, where King Henry V’s outnumbered army defeated a larger French force in northern France |
| Battle of Hastings | resulted in a decisive victory for William, Duke of Normandy, over King Harold II of England, marking the end of Anglo-Saxon rule and the start of the Norman Conquest |
| Battle of Manzikert | a pivotal conflict where the Seljuk Turks, led by Sultan Alp Arslan, defeated the Byzantine Empire, resulting in the capture of Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes |
| Carolingian Renaissance | a 8th- to 9th-century revival of classical learning, literature, art, and scriptural studies championed by Charlemagne and his court, largely driven by scholars like Alcuin of York |
| Church of Madeleine at Vezelay | a major medieval pilgrimage site, believed to hold the relics of St. Mary Magdalene |
| Conciliar Movement | a 14th–16th century Roman Catholic reform movement holding that supreme authority rested with an ecumenical council rather than the Pope |
| Doge of Venice | the elected chief magistrate and head of state representing the city's leadership and sovereignty |
| Edward the "Black Prince" | the eldest son of King Edward III and a legendary English military leader during the Hundred Years' War |
| Elizabeth I | queen of England and Ireland and stabilized a religiously divided nation, defeated the Spanish Armada, and fostered a "golden age" of arts, culture, and exploration |
| Ferdinand and Isabella | known as the "Catholic Monarchs," uniting their kingdoms and creating the foundation for modern Spain |
| Flagellants | medieval Christian religious zealots who performed public rituals of self-scourging (whipping) to atone for humanity's sins |
| Florence | the capital of Tuscany and the "cradle of the Renaissance," is a world-renowned art city known for its Medici history, Brunelleschi’s dome, and museums like the Uffizi |
| Gothic architecture | a European style characterized by immense height, verticality, and light-filled interiors, departing from the heavy Romanesque style |
| Henry VII | established a stable, prosperous, and secure, yet fiscally stringent, reign by reducing noble power, accumulating a massive treasury, and forging crucial foreign alliances |
| Iconoclastic Controversy | a major theological and political conflict in the Byzantine Empire over the use of religious icons |
| Investiture Controversy | a major power struggle between the Catholic Church and secular monarchs—primarily in the Holy Roman Empire—over who could appoint (invest) bishops and abbots |
| Joan of Arc | french peasant girl who, guided by divine visions, led armies to key victories during the Hundred Years' War, enabling the coronation of Charles VII |
| Leonardo da Vinci | a Florentine polymath of the High Renaissance, renowned as a painter, inventor, and scientist |
| Machiavelli | a Florentine diplomat, author, and philosopher known as the father of modern political science |
| Medicis | an influential Italian dynasty (15th–18th centuries) that rose from banking to rule Florence and Tuscany, significantly financing the Renaissance |
| Michelangelo | an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet who left a lasting impact on Western art |
| Ottoman Turks | centered in modern-day Turkey, they created a powerful transcontinental state—expanding into Europe, Asia, and Africa—and were key players in Islamic history |
| Plenary indulgences | a Catholic Church grace that removes all temporal punishment due to forgiven sins |
| Pope Urban II | was head of the Catholic Church from 1088 to 1099, best known for initiating the First Crusade |
| Renaissance | a fervent 14th–17th century European cultural, artistic, and scientific movement marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity |
| Richard III | was the last Plantagenet and Yorkist King of England, reigning from 1483 to 1485. He seized the throne from his nephew, Edward V, sparking controversy, and died at the Battle of Bosworth Field fighting Henry Tudor. |
| Romulus Augustulus | was the last Western Roman emperor, a teenage puppet ruler whose deposition by the Germanic chieftain Odoacer on September 4, 476, traditionally marks the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the start of the Middle Ages |
| Scholasticism | a dominant medieval European pedagogical and philosophical method (c. 1100–1600) that used rigorous logic, specifically Aristotelian dialectic, to reconcile Christian faith with human reason |
| Sistine Chapel | a renowned, sacred chapel within the Vatican Museums in Vatican City, commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV in the 15th century |
| Thomas à Becket | he became a staunch defender of Church rights against royal power, leading to his assassination in Canterbury Cathedral by four of Henry's knights, after which he was venerated as a saint |
| Thomas Aquinas | n Italian Dominican friar, theologian, and scholastic philosopher who profoundly influenced Western thought by synthesizing Aristotelian philosophy with Christian doctrine. |
| Wars of the Roses | a dark comedy directed by Danny DeVito, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner as Oliver and Barbara Rose, a wealthy couple whose marriage dissolves into a vicious, lethal battle over their material possessions, particularly their mansion |
| William the Conqueror | transforming English society through military force and feudalism and the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death |
| Yersinia pestis | a gram-negative, non-motile coccobacillus bacterium that causes the plague, a severe and potentially fatal zoonotic disease |
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