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40 Cards in this Set
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Who were the North African Muslims?
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Moors
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Who were the followers of John Wycliffe?
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Lollards
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Who were the Norsemen?
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Vikings
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"Scourge of Europe"
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Magyars
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Who were Arab nomads?
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Bedouins
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Who painted the Mona Lisa?
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Leonardo da Vinci
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The "Crusade of Kings" was what crusade?
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Third
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Why did knights wear a coat of arms?
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to identify themselves in battle
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Why was the term Renaissance appropriate for the age?
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Renaissance means "rebirth" and there was a rebirth in learning, art, and eventually the Bible.
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Which was not a part of feudalism?
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prophets
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Why was the Battle of Tours so important?
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The Muslim advance in Europe was stopped, saving Europe from being swallowed up in the Muslim Empire
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Which crusade captured Asia Minor and Jerusalem?
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First
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For what is Jerome best remembered?
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translating the Bible
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Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales?
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Chaucer
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What two nations were formed by the Treaty of Verdun?
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France and Germany
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What was the protective trench that surrounded a castle called?
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moat
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A page became a squire while training to be what?
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knight
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What were the certificates from the pope that excused a person from doing penance or shortened his stay in purgatory?
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indulgences
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Who was crowned "Emperor of the Romans," beginning the Holy Roman Empire?
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Otto the Great
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Around what year did the Middle Ages begin?
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500
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What was a court that judged heretics?
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inquisitions
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Who worked the manors for the nobles?
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serfs
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Who is the god of Islam?
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Allah
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The Lord's supper
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Eucharist
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What was donated to the Pope by Pepin?
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Papal States
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What means, withdrawing from society?
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monasticism
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What mixed church doctrine with Greek philosophy?
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scholasticism
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"highly praised"
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Mohammed
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What is the Muslims holy book?
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Koran
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What is the Islamic city in Arabia?
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Mecca
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The talented painter of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling was Michelangelo
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T/F
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The Greek philosopher Socrates, admired by many Europeans, was known as "The Philosopher"
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T/F
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Saladin was a leader of Christian forces during the Crusades
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T/F
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Jihad is the Muslim word for holy book
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T/F
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Chivalry was the code of conduct for many knights during the middle ages
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T/F
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The Black Death was a terrible plague that killed from one third to one half the population of Europe
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T/F
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Richard the Lion-Hearted was a valiant leader in the Third Crusade
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T/F
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John Huss was a powerful pope from Bohemia
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T/F
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Charlemagne's name means "Charles the Hammer"
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T/F
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Machiavelli wrote a book called The Prince
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T/F
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