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| What did Charlemagne think he could force people to believe? |
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| What happened on Christmas Eve in the year 800? |
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| Charlemagne was crowned emperor of the Roman Empire |
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| What was at the heart of the Investiture Controversy? |
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| Who had the power (the Pope or the Emperor) to appoint priests? |
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| Who were the key figures of the Investiture Controversy? |
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| Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV |
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| What people group invaded England in 1066? |
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| The Normans from Northern France (Normandy) |
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| What language did the Normans from Northern France speak? |
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| In what ways, and, at what times, was Islam hostile to non-Muslim learning and at what times and ways were they open to it? |
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OPEN: Greeks - Aristotle
Chinese - paper
Persians - eastern splendor
Indians - numerals
NOT OPEN: Alexandria, Egypt - lost scrolls |
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| From the European perspective, what was the central purpose of the crusades? |
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| to liberate the Holy Land |
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| What was the origin of the word chivalry? |
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| French word - "chevalier" meaning horseman |
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| What does Gombrich say about the Jews? |
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| They were the target of hatred, only tribe of antiquity left in EU, forbidden to own fields, couldn't be peasants, were only allowed to wear certain clothes, the only thing open to them was trade, which they became really good at and were once again targeted for their wealth |
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| What were the characteristics of a chivalrous knight? |
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-brave
-protected the weak and defensless
-served God in every deed they did
-fought man to man
-weren't cowardly or brutal
-did battles in honor of women
-behaved in moderate and noble manner
-not crass and didn't swear
-mastered chess and poetry |
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| What was the economy of midieval EU like? |
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| Germany had no money because they worked on a system of bartering rather than currency exchange |
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| Waht basic point does Gombrich make about the Magna Carta? |
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| It was a great charter in which the king of England granted his barons a ton of rights which are still held by Englishmen today |
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| How does Gombrich summarize the actions and interests of Frederick II? |
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-highly intelligent
-attractive
-likeable
-mighty ruler
-good at poetry and hunting
-knew about religions
-was diplomatic |
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| What did prehistoric people paint on cave walls? |
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| They painted animals because they thought they they could somehow magically summon the animals for hunting. |
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| Characteristics of Mesopotamia's natural environment: |
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| Tigris and Euphrates rivers, desert,hot, sudden floods |
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| Hammurabi is remembered for what? |
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| feats of war and his code of law |
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| Ancient Egypt's life was based on what river? |
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| Why were some people mummified? |
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| it was the Egyptian's religious belief that after someone died their soul would still need their body and therefore, it woudl be bad for it to decay. |
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| What did the Rosetta Stone make possible? |
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| The decyphering of hieroglyphs. It had hieroglyphs, greek, and another Egyptian script. |
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| How were the Greeks different from the Persians? |
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| They weren't used to being a part of a great empire. Many greeks were rich merhcants used to running their own affairs/making their own decisions. |
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| How does Gombrich characterize the Athenians? |
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| They were always trying out new ideas and were never satisfied; they never rested. |
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| Who was Alexander the Great's teacher? |
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| What city did Alexander the Great found in Egypt? |
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| Why did his empire not survive long after his death? |
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| No one was worthy to rule it. There were fighting factions and eventually different regions were just governed by different people. |
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| How does Gombrich characterize the Hebrew's military force? |
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| Not strong enough to resist the might armies of their neighbors. They built fortresses to no avail. |
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| In terms of religion, how were the Hebrews different from all of the other groups? |
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| They were monotheistic-- one God. |
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