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| William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy) defeated King Harold |
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| battle in which William the Conqueror defeated King Harold |
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| what William did after his victory |
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a. named himself William I
b. divided land among his nobles |
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| why William had a legitimate claim to English throne |
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| he was the cousin of King Edward |
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| social system that William brought to England |
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| William's wishes concerning the Anglo-Saxons |
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| did not want to eliminate them, just rule them |
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| what Normans brought to England |
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| administrative ability, law and order, unity |
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| the hierarchy of feudalism, from top to bottom |
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king - owned land
nobles - given land, gave land to vassals
knights - protected land
serfs - worked land |
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| why feudalism didn't always work |
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| nobles and vassals fought over land |
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| when knights began training; name for a knight in training; how he officially became a knight |
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at age of 8
squire
dubbed with tap on shoulder |
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peasants - bore children, worked
upper class - bore children, supervised estates |
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| code of conduct that governed knights and gentlewomen |
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| explanation of "courtly love" |
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| a knight's devotion to his lady; she inspired him to do better; she had to remain chaste |
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bravery
honor
generosity
respect to women
skill in battle
helpful to weak |
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| a new form of literature introduced during Middle Ages |
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| medieval narrative telling adventures of brave knights who follow chivalry |
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| the 4 necessary components of a romance |
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knights
adventures
love
magic |
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| 2 explanations for why feudalism died out |
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a. peasants moved to cities for jobs
b. the Black Death wiped out labor force, serfs replaced the workers |
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| holy wars fought in Middle East between Christians and Muslims |
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| the objective of the Crusades |
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| to take holy land from Muslims |
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| were the European knights successful in the Crusades |
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| who signed the Magna Carta |
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| King John - he was forced by his nobles |
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| what the Magna Carta brought about |
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-defeat of papal power
-is basis of English constitutional law |
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| whom England fought during Hundred Years War; the 2 kings involved |
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against France
King Edward III and King Henry V |
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| the new warriors who replaced the knights; their weapon |
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| the disease of the Black Death |
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| how bubonic plague was spread |
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| how much of the population was killed by the plague |
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