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with the decline of feudalism what began to form
states
the development of a nation coincided with the growth of
patriotism
patriotism is
the feeling of loyalty to a country as a whole
FOCAS QUESTION 1
what was the 100 year war
the collective name for a series of conflicts lasting from 1337 to 1453
the causes for the 100 year war
1)english king Edward III was a vassal of the french king -king Charles of Valois
2)the Capetian dynasty died out
3)Edward laid claim to the french throne
4)the french assembly chose Philip VI
5)Edward renewed his claim and brought an army to Flanders
6)Flanders -rich area for textiles that england and france had competed for control for some time
2 key developments of the 100 year war
1)the use of new weapons
2)growing power of the English Parliament
new weapons were
1)longbow
2)gunpowder
3)cannon
how did parliament grow in power over the king
1)to finance war the king needed tax revenue
2)the king needed the consent of parliament to collect these taxes
3)house of commons angry about the 100 year war met separately then confronted the house of lords with their demands
what were the results of the 100 years war
england lost all its lands in France except Calais(about 100 years later it too was relinquished
what was the war of the roses
1)A struggle for the throne between the York and Lancaster families
2)it was a civil strife
red rose was who
white rose was who
red-Lancaster
white York
who did most of the fighting
small bands of nobles and their private armies
how did the war of the roses end
1)Henry Tudor a Lancaster defeated the Yorkist king Richard III
2)Henry seized the throne of england
how was the Tudor dynasty founded
1)Henry seized the english throne
2)married a daughter of York
3)became HenryVII
what type of government did HenryVII establish
strong government
what kind of monarchy did France have after the 100 year war
a strong monarchy
what did the 100 year war do to france
1)caused french kings to lose some of their power
2)they lost more than england because the fighting took place on french soil
3)starvation even during times of peace
who was Joan of Arc
1)16 year old peasant girl
2)said she heard voices of 3 saints
3)went to join the war at Orleans
4)her story helped inspire the french troops to rally and save the city
Joan of Arc helped the heir to the french throne take the crown as
Charles VII
what eventually happened to Joan of Arc
1)english allies captured her
2)she was turned over to the church to be tried as a heretic
3)burned at the stake
what was Joan of Arc to the french
her courage and martyrdom created a strong patriotic feeling among the french
who established the Estates General
Philip IV the fair
what were the estates general
a representative assembly resembling the english parliament
for the french
3 groups of the estates
1)first estate-clergy
2)second estate-nobles
3)third estate-common people
why did the estates general unable to govern the country like parliament was
it never gained the right to approve taxes like the parliament could do-the king could levy taxes on his own authority
During the 100 year war what kind of monarchy did france have
1)weaker king
2)estates general controlled the finances and passes laws
Louis XI
1)avoided war except as last resort
2)master of diplomacy
3)called the Universal Spider-skills of conspiracy and intrigue
what did LouisXI persuade Switzerland to do for him
1)told swiss that Burgundy was threatening swiss freedom
2)Swiss did his fighting for him
3)the duke of burgundy was killed in battle
4)Louis seized much of the territory of Burgundy
france gradually became what under Louis XI
unified
what was the first step towards unification of spain
Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Argon married
what type of monarchy did spain have
strong by taking away powers from the church courts and the nobles
FOCUS QUESTION 2
what factors strengthened the monarchies of England, France, and Spain
England-the people were tired of war and disorder willing accepted the strong government
France-the king could levy taxes on his own authority and LouisXI diplomacy tactics and the decline of feudalism
3)Spain-marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand
took powers away from church courts and nobles
what types of christians were Isabella and Ferdinand
Ardent-Christians who looked with displeasure at the non-christian in their kingdoms
what policy weakened spain
Ferdinand and Isabella ordered all Jews and later all Moors to become christians or leave- they left and they had been valuable leaders in industrial and commercial activity
FOCAS QUESTION 3
During 1300 and 1400 what was happening to the Holy Roman Empire
1)Habsburg family elected emperor
2)they were weak with no land
3)they used their prestige to arrange marriages with powerful families
4)these marriages eventually gave them control of vast amounts of territory
5)maneuvered that the holy roman empire would always be Hababurg
although the Habsburg family became the most powerful family in Europe they could not do what
unify the holy roman empire
why did Italy and Germany fail to became unified nations during the later middle ages
Germany under habsburg family was ruled by territorial princes and a major barrier to Italy's unification was the country was divided by a belt across the middle by the papal stated that was ruled by the pope
3 dead saints who Joan of Arc heard voices from
1)Michael
2)Catherine
3)Margaret
the 3 voices told Joan Of Arc to
leave her village and help defend the city of Orleans
the Holy Roman Emperor did not have enough power to
exercise complete control over the empire
the election of the holy roman emperor was a matter of
prestige not real authority
what did the election of the holy roman emperor led to
1)corrupt elections
2)bribery
3)political favors
the Habsburg family ruled a small stat in what is now
Switzerland