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Western Civ Chapter 9 the Empires
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11/10/2009

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exchequer
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treasury
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common law
Definition
a legal system based on custom and court rulings
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jury
Definition
group of men sworn to speak the truth
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jury
Definition
group of men sworn to speak the truth
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lay investiture
Definition
a practice, the emperor or another lay person (a person who is not a member of the clergy) invested or presented, bishops with the ring and staff that symbolized their office.
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annul
Definition
invalidate
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crusade
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holy war
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where were feudal monarchs placed in society?
Definition
head
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did Monarchs have a lot of power?
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no, limited.
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nobles and church compared to monarch in power
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had equal or even more power
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who had their own courts, collected their own taxes, fielded their own armies.
Definition
church and nobles
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what did monarchs do to centralize power?
Definition
they expanded the royal domain, set up a system of royal justive that undermined feudal or church courts. Organized a gov't bureaucray, developed a system of taxes, and built a standing army.
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what happened usually to English kingdoms as a result to feudalism?
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The English rulers generally kept their kingdoms united
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which king died in 1066 and why was it important?
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Anglo-Saxon kind Edward died and he had no heir
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who decides who rules, if there is no heir?
Definition
the council of nobles
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Who was chosen to take Edwards spot?

who wanted the spot?

Definition
His brother-in-law Harold, but Duke William of Normandy fought for the throne
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Who fought for King Edward's throne?
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Duke William of Normandy and Harold
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What happened when Harold and William fought?
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Duke William won the backing of the pope.
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battle of hastings:
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william and his norman knights triumphed over harold. On christmas 1066 he was now called William the conqueror, assumed crown of england.
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William was or was not like other monarchs?
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was, he granted fiefs to the church and his norman lords, barons but he kept large part for himself.
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What did William do in 1086
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he had a complete census taken, the result was the Domesday Book
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what is the domesday book?
Definition
it listed every castel, field, and pigpen in England.
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what did the Domesday book build?
Definition
efficient system of tax collecting
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what did the exchequer include?
Definition
fees, fines, and other dues
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who took throne in

1154

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King Henry II
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what did King Henry II do?
Definition

broadened the system of royal justice

he sent out traveling justices to enforce royal laws.

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What did England develop from Henry II?
Definition
an early jury system
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What did Henrys efforts lead to?
Definition
a bitter dispute with the church
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Who is Thomas Becket?
Definition
he was Henry's good friend, but then opposed his move.
Term

who said this quote?

"What a pack of fools and cowards I have nourished," he cried, "that not one of them will avenge me of this turbulent priest."

Definition
King Henry II
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what did the 4 knights do after hearing Henry's statement in 1170?
Definition
they murdered Becket, Henry denied any part in the attack, Becket was named a saint and a martyr.
Term
Who was Henry's son?
Definition
John
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describe John
Definition

he was an untrustworthy ruler

 

Term
who were John's enemies?
Definition
king phillip II of France, Pope Innocent III, and his own English nobles
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What land did John give up to Phillip?
Definition
normandy
Term
What happened when John fought pope innocent?
Definition
the pope excommunicated John and then put an interdict on England
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How did John anger his nobles?
Definition
oppresive taxes and other power problems.
Term
what was made in 1215? and who was the cause of it?
Definition
the magna carta, it was made to stop John
Term

what did this quote form?

"by legal judgement of his peers or by the law of the land"

Definition

due process of law

 

Term
two important ideas of Magna Carta:
Definition

it asserted that the nobles had certain rights.

made clear that the monarch must obey the law

Term
what is the great council?
Definition

good advice

evolved into parliment

Term
parliment
Definition

french word parler "to talk"

helped unify England

Term
what happened between Edward and Parliment in 1295
Definition
Edward I summoned Parliament to approve money for his wars in France
Term
"what touches all should be approved by all." is said by who?
Definition
Edward I
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what did the "commons" include?
Definition
two knights from each country and representatives of the towns.
Term
two house body of Parliment:
Definition
house of lords and house of commons
Term

"power of the purse"

explain

Definition

parliment gained this, they won the right to approve any new taxes

 

Edward I summoned parliment to approve funding for his military activities against france

Term
who is Hugh Capet
Definition

took the open throne, too weak to pose a threat.

won support of church, and made it hereditery lasted 300 years.

 

built an effective bureaucracy

Term
who had became the most powerful ruler in Europe when he died in 1223?
Definition
Philip Augustus
Term

who ascended the throne in 1226?

what did he do?

Definition

Louis IX

expanded royal courts, outlawed private wars, and ended serfdom in his lands.

Term

who was Louis IX's grandson?

who did he clash with?

Definition
philipIV clashed with Pope Boniface VIII
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what is the estates general?
Definition

Philip IV set it up in 1302

has representatives from all three classs: clergy, nobles, townspeople.

did not gain as much as parliment.

Term

who is richard?

what does Richard the Lion do?

Definition

he is Henry II's son. John's brother

he becomes king

had great PR but not very good king.

After he died, John became king.

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"the english church shall be free"
Definition
the king wont be able to be in charge of the church
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Duke Otto I of Saxony
Definition

king of Germany

worked closely with church

defeated roman nobles

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what happened in 962 with Otto?
Definition
he was crowned an emperor
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why the holy roman empire?
Definition

holy- crowned by the pope

roman- saw themselves as heirs to the emperors of ancient Rome

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what were people's thoughts on Pope Gregory VII
Definition

many admired and revered him, he probably aroused more hatred and contempt than did any other pope of his time.

 

Term
what did Pope Gregory VII do?
Definition

he was determined to make the church independent of secular rulers.

he banned the practice of lay investiture

Term
Holy Roman emperor Henry IV thought what of Pope Gregory VII's banning of lay investiture?
Definition

he argued that bishops held their lands as royal fiefs.

Gregory VII eventually exocommunicated Henry

Term
what happened when Pope Gregory exocommunicated Henry?
Definition

he crowned a new emperor, then, Henry had to make amends with him, he crossed the icy alps and presented himself to the pope as a repentant sinner.

Gregory had no choice but forgave him and lifted the exocomminication. eventually henry forced Gregory into exile

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what was in 1122?
Definition
the concordat of Worms
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concordat of worms
Definition
in it they agreed that the church had the sole power to elect and invest bishops with spiritual authority, the emperor had the right to invest them with fiefs
Term
who is Frederick Barbarossa
Definition

Barbarossa - red beard

dreamed of building an empire from the Baltic to the Adriatic. He wanted to get Italy under his control. the people there joined forces with the pope in Lombard League, and defeated Barbarossa

Term
What did Barbarossa gain from trying to get Italy?
Definition

his son Henry and Constance, heiress to sicily

they had a child named Frederick II

 

Term
Frederick II
Definition
son of Henry and Constance, he spent most of time in Italy, and clashed with popes. and like grandfather, tried to subdue northern italy, but failed.
Term
what happened in 1209 with Innocent aided by Philip II?
Definition
they launched a brutal crusade (holy war) against the albigensians in south france.
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schism
Definition
split
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levy
Definition
collect
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religious toleration
Definition
a policy of allowing people to worship as they choose
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Who took the title King of Germany?
Definition
Otto I of Saxony
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what was not unified until the 1870's?
Definition
Germany
Term
What did the Holy roman empire cover?
Definition
area of present-day germany and parts of France and Italy
Term
who banned lay investiture?
Definition
Pope Gregory in 1070s
Term
Who did the pope exocommunicate?
Definition
Henry IV
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barefoot at Canossa
Definition
begging, extreme
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Concordat of Worms

1122

Definition

HRE can grant fiefs to bishops but pope grants spiritual titles

 

concordat- agreement

Worms - place

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Barbarossa tried to take over Italy, but what happened?
Definition
the pope and his allies successfully resisted
Term
when is the power peak of popes?
Definition
1100's and 1200's
Term
who's new civilization was from spain to india
Definition
Islams
Term
What kind of government did China have under Tang and Song dynasties?
Definition
strong central gov
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Where are the Soninke people?

 

Definition
west africa
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who fought the turks in the crusade?
Definition
the byzantine emperor Alexius I with help of Pope Urban II
Term
when did thosands of knights go to the Holy land? and why did they go?
Definition
1096 the crusade
Term
why did Urban help in the crusade? what were his motives?
Definition
mixed motives, he hoped to increase his power in Europe and heal the split between roman and byzantine and also keep the Christian knights from fighting each other.
Term
In the first crusade... who captured Jerusalem in 1099?
Definition

the christians

 

they then killed jews and muslims

Term
how long did the crusades last for?
Definition
200 years
Term
the muslims repeatedly sought to destroy the Christian kingdoms. how many kingdoms were there?
Definition
4
Term
which Muslim leader took Jerusalem back from the christians?
Definition
saladin in 1187
Term
what happened in the third crusade?
Definition
Europeans tried to retake Jerusalem, but failed.
Term
which french king led a crusade?
Definition
Louis IX
Term
what reached its greatest height as a result of the crusades?
Definition
papal power
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what happened in 1271 with Marco Polo?
Definition
he set out for china with his father and uncle. he returned years later to venice.
Term

what was Marco Polo's nickname?

why?

Definition

"prince of liars"

tales of china could be fake

Term

What is the reconquista?

or the reconquest?

Definition
its when the christians tried to drive the muslims from spain.
Term

who controlled the entire Iberian Peninsula in 1300?

what was the exception

Definition
Christians.. the exception was granada
Term

Where is Isabellea from? where is Ferdinand from?

what did this marriage do?

what place did they get in together?

Definition

she is from Castile and he is from Aragon. opened way for unified state

together they got granda

Term
What did Isabella end in spain?
Definition
she ended religious toleration
Term
what happened when Isabella took away religious tolleration?
Definition
some important people flee away.
Term
scholasticism
Definition

scholastic's method

 

 

tried to resolve the conflict between faith and reason

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vernacular
Definition
everyday language
Term
epics
Definition
long narrative poems
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flying buttresses
Definition
stone supports that stood outside the church
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illumination
Definition
the artistic decoration of books
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What happened to start the crusades?
Definition
the pope incited christians to free the jews from the muslims
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What did the crusades do to the relationship between the muslims and the christians
Definition
hatred.
Term
who was a french king that lead a crusade?
Definition
st. Lousin IX
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how did the crusades get money
Definition
they taxed
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what did the inquisition set people up for?
Definition
heresy
Term
If they did not conver to to christianity, they were burned
Definition
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