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The City Located Here:

Constantinople

The City Located Here:

Rome

The City Located Here:

Jerusalem

The city located here:

London

What the lines represent:

Vikings

I Am the Pope who called on European leaders to “take back the Holy Land” because “God Wills It.”

Urban II

My Code (of Law) is the basis for much of Western European Law

Emperor Justinian

I fought the Third Crusade to (once again) re-take the Holy Land).

Richard the Lionheart

I am the Islamic Emperor who respected my enemy so much that I sent him my personal physician when he became ill.

Salah ah’Din (or Saladin)

I am the English King who drove out the Viking invasions, and I remain the only English king to have the title ‘The Great.’

Alfred the Great

Began at Clermont (France)

Crusades (1 st )

Instead of leaving Europe, Crusaders decide to massacre other Christians in this event

Sack of Constantinople

These terrorized most of Europe

Viking Raids

This happened in the town of Marrat (1 st Crusade)

Canabalism

This occurred in 1066, known as “The Year of the Conquest”

William the Conqueror Invades England

This institution was the central force in Europe during the Middle Ages

The Church

Urban the II described this group as “devil whorshipers”

Muslims

Unintended Victims of Pope Urban II’s speech

Jews/Anti-Semitism

I converted to Christianity, and had more than 4500 Pagan chiefs beheaded for continuing to whorship Pagan gods

Clovis

I am the Pope who established the Papacy as the powerful central figure of the Church

Gregory

I am tied to the land I work, and bought and sold with it

A Serf

One who receives land from a Lord, and gives military service and loyalty

A Vassal

The Land received from a Lord in return for loyalty and military service

Fief

The main source of Economic production

A Manor

Average number of children to reach your age

About Half