Middle Ages Flashcard

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What are the time frame (dates) for the middle ages?

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476 AD- 1500 AD

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What is a pagan religion?

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Belief in many gods

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Who is King Charlemagne and what do we know about him? (Charles the Great)

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A medieval emperor who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814

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The massacre of Verden was an event where:

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Charlemagne ordered the execution of 4,500 Saxons.

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What was the social structure of feudalism?

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Kings on top, then nobles, knights, and then peasants

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Eleanor of Aquitaine was a queen consort of which two countries?

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England and France

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The love triangle between Eleanor, King Henry, and King Louis VII involved Eleanor's marriage to King Louis VII, her subsequent annulment, and marriage to King Henry II of England.

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Eleanor was married to King Louis VII and later annulled the marriage to marry King Henry II.

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What city is known as the Holy City?

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Jerusalem

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What happened during the 1st Crusade?

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June 1099- The Holy City was captured and a horrible massacre of its population was carried out. Anyone who wasn’t Christian was murdered.

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Who was involved during the 2nd Crusade?

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King Louis VII of France and Emperor Conrad III of Germany