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Late Medieval Period

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Who invaded and united most of England in 1066?   William the Conqueror  
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Common law had its beginnings under whom?   Henry II  
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What document did King John sign that limited the king's power?   Magna Carta  
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The Hundred Years War was between which two countries?   England and France  
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Who established the French throne in Paris?   Hugh Capet  
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Who unified Spain and expelled the Jews and Moors?   Ferdinand and Isabella  
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Who expanded the Spanish Empire in the Western Hemisphere?   Charles V  
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In Russia, who threw off the rule of the Mongols, centralized power in Moscow, and expanded the Russian nation?   Ivan the Great  
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What were the crusades?   Christians trying to regain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims  
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Which group conquered the Byzantine Empire?   Ottoman Turks  
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What decimated the population of much of Asia and then Europe?   Black Death (Bubonic plague)  
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The Crusades began after a speech by which pope?   Pope Urban II  
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When the Ottoman Empire conquered Byzantine, what did they rename Constantinople?   Istanbul  
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What happened to the Hagia Sophia when the Ottomans came to Byzantine?   It was changed to an Islamic mosque  
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How did the Black Death spread?   fleas  
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Who helped unify the French army and led France to victory in the Hundred Years War?   Joan of Arc  
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Who was the leader of the Ottoman Turks who renamed Constantinople?   Muhammad II (Mehmet II)  
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In the 1300s, what happened that caused a shorter growing season and an increase in famine?   "little ice age"  
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The use of what made castles obsolete?   cannons  
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How many people died from the Black Death between 1347 and 1352?   25 million  
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Which religious groups did Ferdinand and Isabella expel from its country's borders?   Muslim Moors and Jews  
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Which city became the capital of the Russian empire under the tsars?   Moscow  
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Monasteries in Europe laid the foundation for the first _____.   universities  
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What battle is associated with William the Conqueror?   Battle of Hastings  
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Where was William the Conqueror from?   Normandy  
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In what year was the Battle of Hastings?   1066  
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City that was sacked by Crusaders.   Constantinople  
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Muslim leader who reconquered Jerusalem after the first Crusade   Saladin  
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Using reason to support Christian beliefs   scholasticism  
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