Chapter 4, lesson3 : The Growth Of European Kingdoms
what were the 3 estates?
1. clergy 2. nobility 3, townspeople all had equal say and vote
what was the first russian state?
Principality of Kiev (1169)
king louis IX
tried to bring justice to the people
who were the slavic peoples?
• people in central europe • divided into 3 groups: the western, southern, and eastern slavs
why was the magna carta created?
King John I began to colllect a crazy anount of taxes, and began to tax the church. problems between the king a the church resulted and the church was shut down
who conquered england in the year 1066?
William of Normandy
what was the magna carta?
a document that limited the kings (monarchs) power
common law
based on previous court decision to eliminate discrepencies between countries
who created parliament?
edward I
phillip II of augustus?
fought english dominance and gained control of several french territories
King Henry II strenghtened the power of the royal__ and struggled for power over the __.
monarchy, church
some eastern slavic peoples were converted to?
orthodox christianity by the missonary brothers: Cyril and Methodius
the eastern slavs who lived in present day ukraine and russia were conquered by ___, who were in turn conquered by ___.
swedish vikings, the mongols
after the carolingian empire was divided, the western frankish lands formed which kingdom?
the kingdom of France
was there a struggle between popes and emporers?
yes, caught up in disputes with the pope and the lords in german lands, the emperor had no real power in either part of his empire
what was the domesday book?
•it was the first cencus talen in europe •included people, manors, and farm animals under william of normandy
what was the capetian dynasty?
•made up of french kings who had no power • royals governed their immediate territory
king henry II expanded the power of the english__.
•monarchy
otto I
•saxon king of germany •brought church under his control •attempted to rule both germany and italy as the Holy Roman Empire •attains the title of holy roman emporer
the establishment of the ___ brought representative government ro England.
Parliament. it was a bicameral legislation (law making body)that granted taxes, discussed politics, and passed laws • church lords and nobles formed house of lords •house of commons was established by knights and townspeople
king philip IV
created a french parliament by meeting with members of the 3 estates, or orders
what did William of Normandy do?
developed a system of taxation and royal courts
