Rome
What sacred object did a legion carry and almost worship?
aquila
What are druids?
celtic priests
What is a berserker?
A warrior with superhuman strength and ferocity
What is the name for the Chinese characters the Japanese use?
Kanji
What does the word Islam mean?
Submission
Who was the main Carthaginian general of the Second Punic War?
Hannibal Barca
What is the sacred tree of the druids?
Which monastery’s destruction kickstarted the Viking Age?
Lindisfarne
What was the first novel?
The Tale of Genji
What is the holy city in Islam?
Mecca
What river did Caesar cross which is seen as a choice of no return?
Rubicon
What is the sacred plant of the druids?
Mistletoe
What is the Nordic name for the Americas?
Vinland
What does samurai mean?
Those who serve
What is the holy book of Islam?
Quran
What did the Edict of Milan do?
Diocletian
What famous wall marked the boundary of Roman Britain?
Hadrian’s Wall
Who discovered Greenland?
Erik the Red
What is the Japanese for the Age of Warring States?
Sengoku Jidai
Who crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Carolingian Empire?
The Pope
What city did Constantine establish on the older city of Byzantium?
Constantinople
What was the main war vehicle of the Celts?
chariot
What two elements make longships so effective?
Speed and shallow draft
What is the syllable pattern for a haiku?
5-7-5
What is an illuminated manuscript? Name at least one example.
A decorated handwritten manuscript; examples include the Book of Kells or Lindisfarne Gospels.