Flashcards on Overview of Czech History
Overview of Czech History: Key Events, Figures & Eras
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History of the Czech Lands
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Card 1
Question: What is the legend of the origin of settlement in Bohemia involving Primal Father Czech and the hill Říp?
Answer: Primal Father Czech led his people to Bohemia, climbed the hill Říp, observed the fertile land, and ordered his people to settle there.
Card 2
Question: Which tribes lived in the Czech lands in the 4th century?
Answer: Celtic tribes.
Card 3
Question: When did the first Slavs arrive in Bohemia?
Answer: In the 5th century.
Card 4
Question: What movement of peoples occurred in the 7th century in the region of Bohemia?
Answer: The Germans left for the southwest and Slavs from between the Vistula and Dnieper rivers moved into the now-vacant area.
Card 5
Question: Who was Samo and what did he establish in 833?
Answer: Samo was a merchant who established Samo’s empire (Great Moravia) and ruled it for thirty-five years.
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Question: What important state formation appeared in the 9th century in the Czech lands?
Answer: The Great Moravian Empire (Great Moravia).
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Question: What political entities did the Czech royal dynasty later rule besides the Duchy of Bohemia?
Answer: The Kingdom of Bohemia and the Margraviate of Moravia, and parts of Poland, Hungary and Austria.
Card 8
Question: What new state development is noted in the 10th century?
Answer: A new Czech state had developed.
Card 9
Question: Why is King Charles IV (1316–1378) considered one of the most important rulers in the 14th century?
Answer: He developed the economy, founded Prague University, and built Prague New Town.
Card 10
Question: What religious reformer’s teachings led to a major movement and crisis in medieval Czech lands, and what happened to him in 1415?
Answer: Master Jan Hus; his reformist teachings sparked the Hussite movement and he was burned to death in 1415.