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AP World History #37 Flashcards

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8294931628Who were Maffeo Polo and Niccolò Polo?Jewel merchants who decided to pursue opportunities in the east and were eventually invited to the Mongol court0
8294931629Who was Niccoló Polo's son?Marco Polo1
8294931630Who formed the Holy Roman Empire?German princes2
8294931631What happened to the theme system in the Byzantine empire?Landowners began building estates which reduced incentive for the peasants to join the military3
8294931632Who conquered and sacked Constantinople in 1204?Venetians4
8294931633What battle did Seljuqs defeat Byzantine in before taking over Anatolia many years later?The battle of Manzikert5
8294931634What led to the decline of Byzantium?The loss of Anatolia (conquered by Seljuqs)6
8294931635Who proclaimed Otto emperor?Pope John XII7
8294931636What was Otto originally king of?Northern Germany8
8294931637What was the Investiture Contest?A controversy over the appointment of church officials9
8294931638Who ordered the end of investiture?Pope Gregory VII10
8294931639Who challenged Pope Gregory VII?Emperor Henry IV11
8294931640What was Fredrick I known as?Fredrick Barbarossa12
8294931641What does Barbarossa mean?Red beard13
8294931642What region did Barbarossa want to absorb?Lombardy14
8294931643What did Voltaire say about the Holy Roman Empire?It was "neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an empire"15
8294931644Did the Holy Roman Empire restore imperial unity to western Rome?No it was just a regional state ruling in Germany16
8298327720Who was the first of the Capetian kings?Hugh Capet17
8298338849Who were the founders of English monarchy?the Normans18
8298364747What is Duke William of Normandy known as?William the Conquerer19
8298379153What did William the Conquerer do?introduced Norman principles of government to England20
8298422546Where did the popes rule from?the Papal State21
8298449871What religion was most prominent in Iberia?Christianity (Islam was present in the small kingdom of Granada)22
8298484931How did agriculture improve during the middle ages?increased cultivation of beans, kept more domestic animals, dug ponds to raise fish,23
8298510694What new technology was used during the middle ages?expanded use of water mills and heavy plows, introduction of horseshoes and horse collars24
8298542000What did improved agricultural techniques cause?population growth25
8298627555What was the Hanseatic League?the association of trading cities from London to Scandinavia26
8298567414What type of textile production became popular in the middle ages?wool27
8298652162What were the 3 estates?"those who prayed, those who fight, and those who work": clergy, nobles, peasants28
8298672855What was chivalry?the recognized code of ethics considered apprpriate for nobles29
8298690880What were troubadours?a class of traveling poets who aristocratic women patronized and promoted the behaviour endoursed by chivalry to30
8298735166Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine?the wife of two powerful kings (not at the same time) who encouraged the cultivation of good manners, refinement, and romantic love31
8298770548What was the purpose of guilds?regulate the production and sale of goods within their juristictions32
8298809789What opportunities were open to women in larger cities?a few positions of public authority, women worked alongside men in the working classes, dominated in decorative arts, and excluvive female guilds33

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