Monday, November 30, 2009

Chapter Thirteen Online Test.

1. Celts: Earliest inhabitants and Ancient Britain.
2. Jutes, Angles, Saxons: conquered celts around 5th century.
5. Alfred the Great: first great king of England.
8. Harold Godwin: English nobles made him very powerful.
9. Wiliam the Conqueror: got his name after the Battle of Hastings.
19. Joan of Arc: peasant girl who claimed she heard from God.
25. Hugh Capet: his corination began the Capetian line of French kings and of french nation.
26. Louis VI: strenghtened kings power in the ile-de-france.
28. Louis IX: one of frances most memorable kings.
30. Boniface VIII: the pope.
33. Ferdinand and Isabella: prince who married the princess and then united the two kingdoms.
39. Marco Polo: son of Italian Merchant.
42. Christopher Columbus: italian born adventurer who planned a voyage to the west indies.



Who were the earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles? celts

What were the dates of the Hundred Years’ War? 1337-1453

Which Germanic tribe conquered Spain in the 5th century? Anglo-saxons

Which name did the Romans give to Spain? hispana

These were Muslims from North Africa who invaded Spain: Moor

What does “reconquista” mean? spanish waged a crusade, to take spain back from the moor

Name 4 nations that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages. england,france,spain, and
Portugal

What is the name of the monument in Southern England that may have been an ancient Celtic
worship site? stonehenge

Which Germanic tribe named England? anglo-saxon

Which Anglo-Saxon poet lived in the 7th century? (Hint: There’s a Christian band named after him) caedmon

Who was crowned king of France in 987 AD? hugh capet

Which French king was St. Louis, MO named after? louis 6

What was the French Estates-General composed of? (List them out) 1st-clergy 2nd-nobles 3rd
commoner

Which peninsula is Spain located on? iberian peninsula

Name 3 Germanic tribes. angles,saxons,and jutes

Which countries fought during the Hundred Years’ War? Who won? england and france, france
won




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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Chapter 13.1 section review

1. England, France, Spain, and Portugal.

2. The Celts.
Roman.

3. Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.

4. Augustine.
664.

5. Early English people had parts of the Bible in their own language.

6. Alfred.
He compiled the English code of law.

7. Willaim the Conquer.
1066.

8. He wanted to increase his own power. He brought Feudalism to England. He claimed leadership over all of England.

9. Influence of language of politics and cultural of England.

10. Henry I.
proposed to end heavy taation to nobles.





-->Identify:
England: one of the four great nations.

Scops: wandering poets.

Beowulf: greatest Saxon poem.

Archbishop of Cantebury: most influential church office in England.

Danes: group of vikings.

Danelaw: north eastern portion of England.

London: important town in southeastern Britain.

Canute the dane: became king of England.

Harold Godwin: english nobles made him king.

Norman Conquest: William's win at the Battle of Hastings.

Census: a count of people and the property.

Domesday Book: a book of all of the people and land that they owned so that the king could get all his taxes












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Monday, November 9, 2009

Chapter Twelve Study Guide.

feudalism: a way of life based on the ownership and use of land.

fief:
held by lord.

lord:
permitted vassal to use.

vassal:
used land in return forces and army services.

knight: heavily armed warriors.

chivalry: code of conduct for nobility and the knights.

heraldry: colorful and unique emblems, symbols and designs displayed on armor, shields, and banners.

castle: fortified dwellings surrounded by a moat and drawbridge.

joust: two knights fought to knock each other off horses.

tournament: mock battle that lasted all day.

manor: Noble's estates.

serf: farmers on the manors.

Truce of God: Church forbade fighting from Friday to Sunday of each week.

Peace of God: priests denied sacraments to "unworthy" people.

burg: traveling merchants.

middle class: Burghers- between nobility and peasants.

trade fair: merchants from all over came to sell their stuff.

guild: consisted of merchants, artisand, and caftsmen.

black death: form of the Bubonic Plague. Infected fleas on the rats spread the disease. Half of Europeans dead.

Chaucer: Wrote the Cantebury Tales; one of England's greatest poets.

trivium: grammar, rhetoric, and logic.

quadrivium: math, music, geometry, and astronomy.

scholasticism: theology[[of Roman Catholic style] and Greek philosophy.

Brethren of the Common Life: Christian groupfounded by Gerhard Groote.

humanism: devotion to or study of the humanities.

patron: peiple who use their own money to support the arts.

Sistine Chapel: painted by Michelangelo.

Medicis: supported Michelangelo.

Thomas Aquinas: lived 1225-1274. Spoke slowly but had a brilliant mind.

William of Ockham: 1285-1349. Educated at Oxford. Thought Bible was ultimate authority.

John Wycliffe: 1320-1384. Morning star of the reformation. Completed the first translation of the Bible into English in 1382.

John Huss: burned at the stake. Followers called Hussites.

Gerhard Groote: organized the brethern of the common life.

Dante: wrote Divine Comedy.

Petrarch: father of humanities.

Bocaccio: wrote the Decameron.

Michelangelo: known for his paintin gof the Sistine Chapel and statues. considered the greatest artist of the Renaissance.

Flanders: a low-lying region located in western Belgium.

Machiavelli: wrote The Prince.

Giotto: inspired by the Bible. Tried to paint realistically. Covered many church wallsin Italy with great paintings.

DaVinci: famous artist of the renaissance. Renaissance man. painter, sculptor, musician, inventor, and engineer.

Prague:









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Monday, November 2, 2009

Chapter 12 section review and pictuasss.


























1. Way of life based on ownership of land.

2. Lord owned land and vassal served in vassal's army to be able to have the land.

3. Large, had a moat, and a drawbridge.

4. Jousting, tournaments, hunting.

5. They were the poor people and they didn't live in castles.

6. No fighting friday-sunday and no sacraments if you did.
IDENTIFY:
Feudalism: a way of life based upon ownership of land.

King: at the top of fuedal system.

Crown Lands: land used by the king for his personal use.

Knights: heavily armed warriors.

Chivalry: code of conduct for the nobility and knights.

Heraldry: certain, colorful unique symbols.

Manor: estates that belonged to the nobles.

Demense: lord's fields.





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