Franks, Normans & Crusaders

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  1. 3. Even though they were descendants of Vikings the invaders of England in 1066 were from this part of France.
  2. 6. William was crowned King of England on this Holiday in 1066.
  3. 7. Charles Martel, AKA “Charles the Hammer”, drove back the Islamic Invasion of Europe (or defeated a big raiding party) and was the start of the ____________ Dynasty that ruled the Franks for several generations.
  4. 9. This Frankish King consolidated power and expanded the borders of France; the last half of his name means “the great.”
  5. 11. There were about nine of these treks sponsored by Popes and Kings to regain the “Holy Land”, kill Muslims, kill Jews, kill “heretics”, kill “pagans”, and/or sack Orthodox Christian cities.
  6. 13. The _______ book was a listing of property and ownership done at the command of William the Conqueror so he could impose taxes accurately.
  7. 14. William introduced the ______________ system to England where the pecking order was King>Lords>Knights>Peasants (or villains!).
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  1. 1. The _____ Tapestry shows the Battle of Hastings in which William defeated King Harold and conquered England.
  2. 2. On the fourth crusade, the crusaders decided to stop and sack this city instead of going all the way to fight Muslims, even though it was a Christian city.
  3. 4. Prior to the start of the crusades, people spreading this religion had conquered about a third of Europe.
  4. 5. William gave almost all the English titles, power, and land to other __________ rather than the prior English nobles.
  5. 8. This city is “holy” to Jews, Muslims, and Christians – so much blood has been shed to control it.
  6. 10. Norman influence even extended into the Mediterranean when they controlled the Italian Island of ______.
  7. 11. William built many of these defensive fortifications (often just made of Wood on high mounds).
  8. 12. The Pope crowned Charles the Great as Holy Roman ___________, even though he was not Holy, not Roman, nor was there an Empire to rule over & this act further split the west from the Byzantine Empire.
  9. 15. The Muslim General who regained control of much territory, lost a battle but had a favorable treaty with Richard the Lionheart.