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Crusades and Renaissance

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An area of land with its own sovereign government is called...   Nation state  
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What were the four nations that arose during the late middle ages?   France, Russia, England, and Spain  
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Who conquered and then united England?   William the conqueror  
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What battled allowed William to ascend to the throne of England   Battle of Hastings  
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The use of common law began under the rule of whom?   King Henry  
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Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta   King John  
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What is the body of government that makes laws in England   parliament  
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Who started a dynasty in France   Hugh Capet  
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Who fought during the 100 Years War   France and England  
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Who was the French military leader who lead France during the 100 years war   Joan of Arc  
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Who were the leaders of Spain who united the country under the Catholic Church   Ferdinand and Isabella  
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Who (which groups) were expelled from Spain   Moors and Jews  
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Who tried to expand the Spanish empire to include most of Europe and the Americas   Charles V  
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Who united Russia after the Mongol defeat   Ivan the Great  
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What was the unifying force in Russia during the late Middle Ages   Orthodox Christianity  
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What are the crusades   holy war between Muslims and Christians  
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Who started the Crusades   Pope Urban II  
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What was the goal of the Crusades   Retake the Holy Land  
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Which was the only successful crusade   1st crusade  
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Who was the Muslim Commander who retook Jerusalem   Saladin  
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What was a positive effect of the crusade   stimulated trade  
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What were the negative effects of the crusade   Weakened Byzantines, weakened the power of the Pope, and left bitterness between Muslims and Christians  
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Which city fell to the Ottoman Turks   Constantinople  
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The Bubonic Plague or Black death started on the continent of...   Asia  
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What did Church scholars do in the Middle Ages   Laid the foundation for universities and translated works into latin  
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Which institutions came about due to increase in trade after the Crusades   banks  
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What is the ability to spend money that you do not currently have?   credit  
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The adoption of these allowed for advanced book keeping   Arabic Numerals  
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The Renaissance was centered in...   Italy  
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Who painted the Sistine Chapel   Michelangelo  
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Who painted the Last Supper and Mona Lisa   Leonardo Da Vinca  
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What was the focus on the ability of humans   Humanism  
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What is the name of the Italian philosopher who wrote the book called The Prince   Niccolo Machiavelli  
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The book The Prince is about   the absolute power of ruler and government  
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Who was the Renaissance poet who wrote sonnets   Petrarch  
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Who wrote Praise of Folly   Erasmus  
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Who wrote Utopia   Sir Thomas Moore  
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Who were the band of nomadic warriors who conquered most of Europe and Asia   The Mongols  
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What did the Magna Carta establish?   a limit on the power of the king and rights to common people  
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Who are the clergy   Religious people  
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