It was important because it supported the Hanseatic trade route in the Baltik and the canal needed to be built between major trading cities. This was one of the great examples of co operation across borders in the North Europe in the area of free trade.
Papaver means that it is a member of the Poppy genus when translated to English, while somniferum means "sleep-inducing". When translated from Latin to English, it basically means "the poppy that brings you sleep" or the "sleep inducing poppy", which is not that wrong considering that it is used to make opium.
Pope During the 1054 was leading the western church and the Great Schism was the final separation between the Eastern and Western Churches.
i think mm i wama say 12 ish?