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| Why did people begin herding sheep? What did the end of farming and the beginning of sheep herding represent? |
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| Farming became less popular. This represented that people started doing individualized, specific jobs |
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| What 2 things happened in 1066? |
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| The Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest started in 1066. |
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A king owned the land.
He appointed an overlord to watch over/manage the land |
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| How could people get favoritism from the king? |
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| By dying for him in battle or by fighting for him. |
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| What was the Domesday book? |
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| A book of all the land in England that William the Conquerer started |
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| What was the main language of church services? |
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| Why was the Medieval church important? |
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| It worked to make society grow- commerce, church, education, etc |
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| What two schools were founded in the 13th century? |
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| What led to a glacial move towards the middle class? |
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| A labor union that gives the middle class some power and stability |
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| What did the Magna Carta do? |
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| It gave people rights for the first time. The king didn't have total power. |
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| What were the Crusades? What did they do? |
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| They were a group of Christian Englishmen who were with the church trying to take back the holy land |
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| Most important writer of this time? |
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| When was the Medieval period between/ |
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| 1066 and 1485. Henry Tudor ended the period by becoming king. |
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| Who introduced Feudalism? |
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| What was sheep herding responsible for? |
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| The growth of cities and the merchant class |
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| What did the Black Death help to do? |
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| It helped to end feudalism because it caused a shortage of laborers |
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| What were the two wars that occured during this time? |
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| the Hundred Years War and the War of Roses |
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| What does romance literature represent? |
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| These plays were directly taken from bible passages |
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| These plays are just about being good in general |
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