Question

1.) What was Richeza’s family background? Why was it important?

2.) How did the German and Polish rulers resolve their war?
3.) What was the significance of the names Casimir and Gertrude in eleventh century Poland?
4.) How is Richeza portrayed in medieval Polish sources? What is the significance of this?
5.) What sort of charitable works was Richeza involved in?
6.) What is the significance of Richeza’s seal? What does this reveal about her position as queen?
7.) What is your overall opinion of Richeza? What strategies did she employ to advertise her authority as queen?

Answer 1

1)Ans:- Rachel was the ancestress of the Northern Kingdom, which was called Ephraim after Joseph's son. After Ephraim and Benjamin were exiled by the Assyrians, Rachel was remembered as the classic mother who mourns and intercedes for her children.

2)Ans:- World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries, including all of the great powers, fought as part of two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.

3)Ans:- Gertrude-Olisava (c. 1025 – 4 January 1108), was Grand Princess consort of Rus' by marriage ... returning when Casimir I the Restorer, Gertrude's brother established ...

4)Ans:- She subsequently played an important role in mediating a peace settlement between Poland and the Holy Roman Empire.

5)Ans:- She founded the order of Missionaries of Charity, which became noted for building homes for orphans, nursing homes for lepers and hospices for the terminally ill in Calcutta. Mother Teresa's organization also engaged in aid work in other parts of the world. Asasira Caroline and 614 others like this.

6)Ans:- Tradition describes her as unusually beautiful.

7)Ans:- The first act passed by the House of Commons in February 1559 joined together a bill of supremacy, establishing Queen Elizabeth I as head of the church, with one of uniformity, dealing with the type of faith and service.