Unit 4 World History Exam Review

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A large plot of land where there was a castle for the lord and to protect peasants, place for knights to live, and huts for the serfs (peasants) would live

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Manor

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Strict social and political system: Kings at the top, followed by lords, knights below lords, and serfs/peasants at the bottom

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Feudalism

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Holy war. Between the 11th and 13th centuries. European Christians fought wars with Muslims for control of the Holy Land (Jerusalem)

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Crusades

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______________ AKA "Black Death". A disease brought to Europe from Asia that spread by the fleas found on rats, 2/3 of Europe's population is wiped out

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Bubonic Plague

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Protected the rights of the citizens and limited the kings power.

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Magna Carta

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Fought on French soil. Lasted 116 years between the French and English. Advanced democracy and led to "Nationalism".

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Hundred Years War

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- Europe's landowner
- Claims to represent God's will on Earth
- Main source of learning in Western Europe

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Catholic Church

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The Medieval Church was a political factor in Europe after the fall of Rome because it offered stability and security.

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stability and security

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Which statement describes the effects of the Mongol invasion of Russia?

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Moscow becomes the new capital. Much isolation from Western Europe.

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How did the Magna Carta influence future political and legal issues?

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The power of the monarch was limited.