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17 Cards in this Set
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Magna Carta |
The Great Charter |
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Parliament |
The Great Council |
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Holy Land |
Theregion on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea where Jesus lived,preached, and died. Also holy to Jews and Muslims. |
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Crusades |
Along series of wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia fought forcontrol of the Holy Land from 1096 to 1291. |
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Reconquista |
TheChristian struggle to take back the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal) fromthe Muslims. |
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Black Death |
A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351 |
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Whatwas the purpose of the Magna Carta? |
Tolimit the power of the king and protect the power of nobles. |
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Howdoes the Magna Carta impact the idea of government? |
The reintroduced of the principle of “rule of law” |
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Whatwere the effects of the Magna Carta on medieval society? |
Weakenedfeudalism and promoted democracy |
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Who started the Crusades? |
Pope Urban II |
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What were the causes for the Crusades? |
A desire to take back the Holy Land to protect Christian pilgrims and to assist the Byzantine Empire. |
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What was the impact of the Crusades on the Catholic Church? |
Influence of the Pope would decline. |
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What was an unintended success of the Crusades? |
Reestablishment of trade between Europe and the East. |
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Howwas the Bubonic Plague diffused to humans? |
Fleas on rats |
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Howdid the Black Death impact manorialism in Medieval Europe? |
Themanor system completely fell apart as people demanded payment for their labor. |
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How many people died from 1347 to 1351 in Europe from the Black Death? |
One third of the people in Europe died from the bubonic plague. |
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Where did the Black Death originate? |
China |
