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The high middle ages
Prentice Hall World History Chapter 9 section 1
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History
9th Grade
03/16/2011

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Who won the Battle of Hastings on christmas night 1066 against Anglo-Saxons?
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Duke william or William the conqueror.
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Who created the Domesday book in 1806
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William the Conqueror
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What was the Domesday book?
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A census used for taxing people.
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What did the royal exchequer do?
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collected taxes (treasury)
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Who created common law?
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Henry II
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What is common law?
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A legal system based on customs and court rulings, applied to all of England.
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Who invented the jury system?
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Henry II
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What is a jury?
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A group of men sworn to tell the truth.
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Who was the archbishop of Canterbury that opposed King Henry?
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Thomas Becket
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Who was king John?
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Son of Henry II, was forced to sign a document called the Magna Carta.
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What was the Magna Carta?
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A document that protected the citizens privledges.
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What was parliament?
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house of lords, house of commons.
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how long did the capetians rule for?
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300 years
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who was the most admired french ruler?
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Louis IX
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What ruler tried to tax the clergy and was over ruled by Pope Boniface?
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Phillip IV
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