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| What was the idea behind social status' during the Middle Ages? |
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| You can't work your way through social status' |
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| What are the two common qualities found in characters from the Middle Ages time period? |
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| Who was the greatest writer of the Middle Ages? |
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| The search for the holy grail |
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| What are the central mind-sets of the Middle Ages? |
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| The search for the holy grail, and people constantly looking for answers of political, social, and religious matters |
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| what are the barbarian invasions? |
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| Germanic invasions into the Roman Empire |
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| How or what finally established individual kingdoms within Europe as well as dissolved all of the Roman hegemony (influence)? |
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| As Germanic tribes became more stable, so did the individual kingdoms |
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1. When one lord swears allegiance to another in exchange for "feuds" or privileges.
2. When a king gives land to a lower class and then that class gives land to a lower class but all in all, the king owns everything |
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| Christianity became the official religion of the empire by what date? |
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| What was also affected in the empire by Christianity becoming the official religion? |
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| Latin became the official language of the Western Church |
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| The language of the common people. It was mainly spoken by the poor people with little education. |
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| What was the greatest Germanic contribution to this period/culture during the Middle Ages? |
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| What happened in 711 A.D. and how did this lead to the Reconquista? |
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| The Muslims (Moors) swept into Spain and conquered all but a few mountain strongholds; Christians reacted to the threat of Christianity vs. Islam and Reconquista (re-conquest) was initiated; Muslims tried to conquer Europe |
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| Who is Spain's national hero? |
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| What was the purpose of writing "Poem of the Cid"? |
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| To tell the story of Spain's national hero |
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| What was the purpose of writing "Song of Roland"? |
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| To explain Charlemagne's nephew, Roland, during his Spanish campaign |
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| What event caused Europe to revive some of its historical continuity? |
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| Charles crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III |
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| Why was Charles being crowned Holy Roman Emperor important? |
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| Charlemagne came to office to help conquer the Moors |
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| What is the "Carolingian miniscule"? |
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| Who created the "Carolingian miniscule? |
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| Why was the "Carolingian miniscule" important? |
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| It refined the writing system |
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| Who are the "Troubadours"? |
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| What did the "Troubadours" do? |
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| Sang with praises of love |
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| The word romance came from who? |
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| Why did Dante write Inferno? |
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| To talk bad about the politics |
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| A convicted criminal and consort of thieves and Persian poet from France |
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| What was the idea behind social status' during the Renaissance? |
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| You can work your way through social status' |
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| When and in what two places did the Renaissance occur? |
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1. Italy (1350-1550)
2. England (1500-1650) |
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| What was the primary source of status and rank during the Renaissance? |
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| What two important events occurred during the Renaissance? |
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| Printing press created, and Greek text rediscovered |
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| What is another name for a Germanic person? |
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| Henry VIII's most important prime minister, son of a butcher, moved from lowest status to highest status because of his own talents and not from family name |
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| What is the idea behind the "Chain of Being"? |
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| You are not born into your own destiny |
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| Who was the main guy who came up with the "Chain of Being" idea? |
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| What was the most important cultural movement during the Renaissance? |
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| Who was the most famous humanist? |
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| What is the meaning of humanists? |
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| What are the sources of Ad fontes? |
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| How many thesis did Martin Luther write? |
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| What was Martin Luther's lifespan? |
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| What did Martin Luther do for a living? |
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| German leader of Protestant reformation |
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| What did Martin Luther symbolize? |
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| Protestant and Roman Catholicism |
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| A protest against the Catholic Church |
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| What was The Reformation? |
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| Who on what date discovered a passage off the tip of South America that led to the Pacific Ocean? |
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| What was the passage named? |
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| What did Ferdinand Magellan's voyage prove? |
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| Who was the founder of the 1st modern European theory of planetary movement? |
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| What is Nicolaus Copernicus' nickname? |
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| Father of Modern Astronomy |
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| Who was the copernican system found by? |
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| What do we know because of Nicolaus Copernicus? |
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| The sun is the center of the universe |
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| Who is the best known Italian painter? |
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| Who was the Queen of England during the Renaissance? |
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| When did Queen Elizabeth rule? |
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| During the Golden Age aka Elizabethan Age and Shakespeare's life |
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| Greatest achievement in England |
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| Who succeeded Queen Elizabeth? |
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| How many plays did William Shakespeare write? |
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| When did William Shakespeare live? |
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| How many types of plays did William Shakespeare write and what were they? |
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| 4-comedies, tragedies, histories, romances |
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| Where was William Shakespeare born? |
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| What was William Shakespeare lifespan? |
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| Who provided Shakespeare with his political information and historical background? |
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| What were Shakespeare's 5 terms? |
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1. Pun-play on words
2. Prose-name for writing when it isn't poetry
3. Blank Verse- (unrhymed verse)- poetry that Shakespeare wrote
4. Soliloquy- speech spoken alone that reveals a character's innermost thoughts
5. Monologue- long speech given by a character that other characters can hear |
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| When was the Globe Theatre found? |
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| When were all plays performed in the Globe Theatre? |
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| What sex were the actors in the Globe Theatre? |
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| Who was a well known general during the Renaissance? |
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| What type of Shakespearean play is Julius Caesar? |
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| What did Julius Caesar never pay attention to? |
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| Death foreshadowing signs and warnings |
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| How was Julius Caesar born? |
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| What was the date of Julius Caesar's death? |
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| How many times was Caesar stabbed? |
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| Who was Caesar stabbed by? |
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| What was the time of Caesar's death referred to as? |
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| What must a play be about in order for it to be considered a tragedy? |
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