1. William the Conquerer  Conquered  _England_____  United most of  __England_____ Henry II Introduced common law. Introduced a jury system of loyal people.

2.  It was a “Great Charter ”  The documentation guaranteed basic political rights.  Written by nobles and signed by King John.  Similar to the U.S. Bill of Rights

3. Hugh Capet  Built a stable country.  Began the Capetian Dynasty.  Established the French throne in Paris! Philip II aka Augustus  Weakend English Kings.  Increased French territory.

4.  Created a sense of Nationalism for France.  Defined France as a country.  France won the war.

5.  Teenage girl who unified French armies to drive the English out.  Claimed to be spoken to by GOD!  Tried by the Catholic Church for witch craft and heresy.  Died from being burnt at the stake.

6. Ferdinand and Isabella Spanish monarchs * Started the _Inquisition__ (mass conversion of the people) to unify the country under __Christianity______ * This pushed out the Muslim Moors Muslim Moors Controlled Spain until pushed out by Ferdinand and Isabella Expansion Christian armies re-conquered Spain (_Reconquista_) Drove_Islam/Muslims_ and __Judaism/Jews__ out of Spain

7. Ivan the Great Threw off the rule of the _Mongols____ Centralized power in __Moscow___ He was the _Czar__ (Russian for ‘King’ ) Expanded the Russian nation Ivan the Great Bell tower