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| 287381768 | Otto of Saxony | Established the Holy Roman Empire. Pope John XII proclaimed him HRE in 962. Aggressively built his state. Defended Papal states from Lombards twice. | 0 | |
| 287381769 | Pope John XII | crowned Otto Holy Roman Emperor in 962 | 1 | |
| 287381770 | Pope Gregory VII | the pope that banned lay investiture in 1075, excommunicated Henry IV | 2 | |
| 287381771 | Hugh Capet | elected king by nobles in 987 AD and established the Capetian Dynasty | 3 | |
| 287381772 | Normans | Descendents of the Vikings who inhabited the Norman coast. Although they were supposed to be subjects of the Carolingians and Capetians, they did what they wanted, ignoring their lords. They were the founders of the English monarchy (England controlled part of France) | 4 | |
| 287381773 | William the Conqueror | Duke of Normandy, claimed English throne and with backing of pope defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings and became king of England in 1066. | 5 | |
| 287381774 | Chivalry | the medieval knight's code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women | 6 | |
| 287381775 | Trobadours | Traveling singers who wrote songs about love and chivalry | 7 | |
| 287401465 | Eleanor of Aquitaine | Wife of Henry II and an avid supporter of the Troubadours (encouraged them to spread the word of chivalry regarding being kind to women) | 8 | |
| 287401466 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Major proponent of Scholasticism. New thoughts on the Nature of man and god and state. Synthesis of Christianity and Aristotle. | 9 | |
| 287401467 | St. Francis | Founded the first order of friars (monks who didn't live in isolated monasteries) called Franciscans. Devoted himself to preaching poverty, humility, and love of god. | 10 | |
| 287401468 | the Cathars | Christian. Southern france, late 12th and early 13th century. Fight between God and the Devil, Earth is the devil's domain and everything on Earth is a sin. No need for the hypocritical church. | 11 | |
| 287401469 | reconquest | the 500-year struggle by Spanish Christian Kingdoms to recover Spain from the Muslims | 12 | |
| 287401470 | Pope urban II | pope who called for the first crusade to reclaim Jerusalem from the Muslims | 13 | |
| 287401471 | the crusades | a series of military expeditions in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries by Western European Christians to reclaim control of the Holy Lands from the Muslims | 14 | |
| 287401472 | Fredrick Barbarossa | ruled Germany from 1152-1190. He tried to conquer Italy but just after conquering Milan he was stopped by the Lombard League and was forced to sign a peace agreement. The cities recognized him as overlord in return that they could govern themselves. | 15 | |
| 287401473 | St. Dominic | He established an order which combined the rule of poverty and the practice of mendicancy with careful study and informed preaching | 16 |
