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The Rise of the Modern Nations (156-163)
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11/14/2016

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European countries with strong, centralized government.
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England, France, Spain, and Portugal
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Celts
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earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles
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Druids
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A special group of Celtic men who acted as teachers, judges, and priests
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Stonehenge
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A mysterious monument that may have been an ancient Celtic worship site and observatory
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Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
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Arrived in Britain and conquered the Celts
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King Arthur
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A Celtic hero remembered in poetry and prose
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Anglo-Saxons
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The collective name for the Juts, Angles, and Saxons
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Angleland
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The name that England was derived from
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Scops
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Wandering poets
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Beowulf
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The greatest surviving Saxon poem
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Augustine
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A missionary appointed by Pope Gregory I
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The date that England officially accepted Romanism
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664
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Danes
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A group of Vikings that controlled most of England outside of Wessex by 870
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Alfred the Great
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First great king of England
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Compiled an English code of law with Biblical principles
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Alfred the Great
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
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A running account of current events that made Englishmen aware of their common history
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London
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An important town located on the Thames that became England's national capital
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Cantune the Dane
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A Danish king that gained popularity with most Englishmen
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Harold Godwin
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Nominated to be king by English nobles and was defeated by William at the battle of Hastings
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The date of the Battle of Hastings
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October 14, 1066
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The Norman Conquest
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William the Conqueror's victory at the Battle of Hastings
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Census
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A count of people and property
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Domesday Book
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A book written so William could ensure collection of taxes on everything
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Witan
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the old assembly of nobles that was replaced with the Great Council
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Henry I
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son of William the Conqueror. The Lion of Justice
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Charter of Liberties
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A promise to end heavy taxation of nobles and the church and not to abuse power as king
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Exchequer
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a group pf nobles and administrators who looked after the government's finances and acted as judges over revenue matters
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Henry II
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initiated the Plantagenet line of kings
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trial by jury
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a group of people called to give a verdict, or true statement, in regard to a legal matter
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Richard I
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Henry II's son. Earned the name "Lion-hearted"
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Richard's mother that maintained the realm in his absence
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King John
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Well known for his selfishness and cruelty. Earned the title of "The most hated king in English history"
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Philip Augustus
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Took more than half of the English possessions in mainland Europe, including Normandy
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Date and place of the Magna Carta (Great Charter)
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June 15th, 1215 at Runnymede
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habeas corpus
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the right of an arrested person to appear before a court to determine if his imprisonment is legal
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constitution
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rules for exercise and restraint of governmental power
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