Crusades, Magna Carta, universities, Black Death, Hundred Years War, and papal schism.
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- What year did the First Crusade begin?
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1096
- Who called for the First Crusade?
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Pope Urban II
- What territories did crusaders establish in the Levant after the First Crusade?
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Crusader states including the County of Edessa, Principality of Antioch, County of Tripoli, and Kingdom of Jerusalem
- Who was Saladin and what was his major achievement against the crusaders?
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A Muslim military leader who recaptured Jerusalem from the crusaders in 1187
- Which English king led the Third Crusade?
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Richard I, known as Richard the Lionheart
- What was the main outcome of the Fourth Crusade?
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Crusaders sacked Constantinople and established a Latin empire there instead of reaching the Holy Land
- What was the Children's Crusade and what happened to those involved?
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A crusade led by children in 1212 that failed, with most participants enslaved or killed
- In what year did Acre, the last major crusader stronghold, fall?
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1291
- In what year was Magna Carta issued?
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1215
- Which English king was forced to issue Magna Carta?
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King John
- Where was Magna Carta issued?
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Runnymede
- What was the fundamental principle of Magna Carta?
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That the king was subject to the law and his power could be limited
- Which university is considered the first in medieval Europe?
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University of Bologna
- When was the University of Oxford established?
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Late 12th century, around 1167
- What was the University of Paris known for in the medieval period?
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Being the leading center of scholasticism and theological study