Monday, November 30, 2009

Ch. 13 Online blog test

1.Celts , earliest inhabitaants of the british isles
2.Juts,angles,saxons- Formed anglland
5.Alfred the Great- 1st great king of england
8.Harlod godwin- King of England, died in battle of hastings
9.William the Conquerer- won the battle of hastings
19.Joan of Arc- Martyred, later connonized
25.Hugh Capet- First capetian king of france
26.Louis VI- strength, awnd power, lle de france
28.Louis IX- Improved French laws
30.Boniface VIII- Quarled with phillip the IV, Phillip had him arrested and beaten he later died from his wounds
33.Ferdinand and isabella- Married by an arrangened marriage, didn't see each other till wedding day; later financed columbus journey
39.Marco Polo- Explorer of asia, wrote journals of his times there
42.Columbus- discovered the americas, was financed by ferdinand and isabella to discover a passage to the indies

Who were the earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles? Celts

What were the dates of the Hundred Years’ War? 13337-1453

Which Germanic tribe conquered Spain in the 5th century? Anglo-Saxons
Which name did the Romans give to Spain? Hispania
These were Muslims from North Africa who invaded Spain: Moors
What does “reconquista” mean? To take back
Name 4 nations that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages. France,England,Spain,Portugal
What is the name of the monument in Southern England that may have been an ancient Celtic worship site? Stonehenge
Which Germanic tribe named England? Anglos
Which Anglo-Saxon poet lived in the 7th century? (Hint: There’s a Christian band named after him) Caedmons Call
Who was crowned king of France in 987 AD? Hugh Capet
Which French king was St. Louis, MO named after? Louis XIV
What was the French Estates-General composed of? (List them out) Clergy,Nobles,Commoners
Which peninsula is Spain located on? Iberian
Name 3 Germanic tribes. Anglos,Juts,Saxons
Which countries fought during the Hundred Years’ War? Who won? France and England, England Won!

Monday, November 9, 2009

Monday, November 9, 2009
WH Blog Assignment #37
Hey WH Students,


Here is your Chapter 12 Study Guide. Be familiar with the following terms/people for your Chapter 12 Test on Wednesday. Complete this study guide and post your answers to your blog for 25 points:



1.feudalism- System of life based on land ownership
2.fief -land owned by a lord
3.lord -owned the land
4.vassal -worked the land and fought in the lord's army
5.knight - fought in the lord's army
6.chivalry - code of conduct for a knight
7.heraldry - coat of arms
8.castle - kings house
9.joust -medieval games
10.tournament- medieval games
11.manor- Lord/Noble house
12.serf - Servant
13.Truce of God - No fighting on friday to sunday
14.Peace of God - priests deny sacraments to those who stole from churches or killed non combatants in war
15.burg -communtiy of traveling merchants
16.middle class -burgers
17.trade fair - old flea market
18.guild - consisted of merchants artisans and craftsmen
19.black death -beubonic plague
20.Chaucer - Most famous author of medieval times; wrote Canterbury tales
21.trivium - grammar rhetoric and logic
22.quadrivium arithmetic music geometry and astronomy
23.scholasticism - theology,-roman catholic style; greek philosophy
24.Brethren of the Common Life - Christian group founded by Jerard Groote 1380
25.humanism - tried to mix christianitity and greek classics
26.patron - people who supported the arts with their own money
27.Sistine Chapel - done by michelangelo
28.Medicis - famous family of medieval times
29.Thomas Aquinas - called dumb ox but was trully brilliant
30.William of Ockham - educated at oxford said bible was ultimante authority
31.John Wycliffe - Translated the bible into common language; thought that the popes claim to absolute authority was wrong
32.John Huss - hussites; martyred burned at the stake
33.Gerhard Groote org. brethren of the common ppl.
34.Dante wrote divine comedy
35.Petrarch father of humanism
36.Bocaccio wrote the Decameron
37.Michelangelo renaissance man
38.Flanders in western belgium
39.Machiavelli - wrote the prince
40.Giotto famous artist of the renaissance
41.DaVinci - famous artist and inventor of the renaissance
42.Prague-italian renaissance

Monday, November 2, 2009

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Chapter 12 section review 1

1.Land ownership
2. Lord owned land, vassel used land and was lord warrior
3.Big ol' moat big castle wit a draw bridge
4. Tournaments and falconry
5. People who worked on the manor
6. Peace of God, Truce of God

Feudalism- way of life based on land ownage
King- Ruler master wup you up side da head
crown land- king's personal land
knight- kings gangsters
chivalry-code of conduct that knights lived by
heraldry- gang signs ya colors- represented yo family
manor- nobles cribs
demesne- Lords fields