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A census taken in England by William the Conqueror.
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People from Scandinavia who raided villages in Europe. |
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A group of small territories in Eastern Europe ruled by the Vikings |
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the guide for
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These separate Italy from the rest of Europe. |
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The founder of the first order of Friars who helped the poor and served as missionaries. |
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She headed a convent in Germany and composed church music. |
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A noble who served a lord of higher rank. |
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He sent missionaries throughout Europe to convert people to Catholicism. |
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He called for a meeting of people from different parts of England. This came to be called the Parliament. |
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A young French peasant who led soldiers in the Hundred Years' War. |
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A plague that swept across Europe and Asia and killed millions of people. |
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They were pushed into Ireland, Wales, and Scotland by the Angles and Saxons. |
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It separates Britian and Ireland from the rest of Europe. |
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A priest who combined church teachings with the ideas of Aristotle. |
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Drove Muslims from Jerusalem |
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A Frankish king who became Catholic. |
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signed the Magna Carta
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Established the jury system in England |
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How did mountains and rivers shape European cultures? |
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They separated people from one another, so they developed unique cultures. |
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limited the emperor's power |
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Why did Moscow become an important city? |
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What allowed trade to resume in Europe by 1100? |
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a surplus of goods
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What was the Estates General? |
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France's first parliament |
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Which area of northwest Europe was first to accept Christanity? |
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| Not only was Charlemagne the first Christian emperior, he was also a big believer in what? |
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limited the power of Kings |
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What were the characteristics of medieval cities? |
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Medeival cities were very crowded, often run by a city council, dirty, smelly, and polluted. |
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| What was the occupation of most peasants living in Western Europe during the middle ages? |
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Most peasants were unfree laborers on fiefs. |
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What was one of the affects of the Crusades in Europe? |
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increased trade and travel |
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How did increased trade and travel after the Crusades affect the governments of of Europe? |
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Governments could collect more taxes on the trade. |
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How did the Crusades lead to the breakdown of the feudal system in Europe? |
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Nobles who joined the Crusades sold their lands and freed their serfs. |
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After the Crusades, what conditions lead to stong central governments?
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Increased trade and nobles selling their lands and freeing their serfs. |
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What were the conditions in Europe that led to feudalism? |
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| Weak cental governments could not protect their lands and people so people began to pledge loyality to more powerful nobels in exchange for protection. |
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How did feudalisn get started in Europe? |
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Charles Martel gave estates to nobles when he needed an army to fight for him. |
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How was feudalism used to organize European society? |
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| Nobles governed and protected peasants, collected taxes, and enforced laws. |
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What was the peasants' role in the feudal order? |
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Peasants received land to farm, but owed the nobles portions of their crops as well as military service. |
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