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