Geography
The continent most heavily impacted by the Black Death.
Europe
Holy Wars fought to regain control of Jerusalem from Islamic control.
Crusades
Scottish King made larger than life by Shakespeare. (Hint: also the title of the Shakespearian play)
MacBeth
Italian artist famous for painting the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Da Vinci
Fierce raiders who plundered and destroyed coastal villages across Europe.
Vikings
The country where the Forbidden City was built by the Ming Dynasty.
China
Oxford professor who felt it was important for the Bible to be translated into English. Also known as the "Morning Star of the Reformation."
John Wycliffe
Chivalrous favorite son of Eleanor of Aquitaine who led a Crusade to the Holy Land which eventually ended in a 3 year peace treaty
Richard the Lionheart
The Song dynasty of China was known for _________. a. being started by General Zhao Kuangyin b. the making of porcelain c. the practice of shaping lily feet d. all of the above
All of the above
Character based on truth and fiction who was gifted with a bow and arrow and was known as a good outlaw.
Robin Hood
Country where the Maori live - fierce warriors known for elaborate facial tattoos and for war dances where they bulge out their eyes and stick out their tongues!
New Zeland
Martyr from Bohemia (modern day Czech Republic) who was burned at the stake for preaching that Christ alone his the Head of the Church and that only God can forgive sin.
John Huss
Mongol rulers who's dynasty extended all the way to China. They even entertained Marco Polo!
The Khans? (Genghis or Kublai)
He wrote the tale of 30 pilgrims who stop at an inn to rest and decide to have a story telling contest to make their trip more interesting. (Canterbury Tales)
Who was Geoffrey Chaucer
Advanced ancient society who settled in present day Mexico City known for human sacrifice.
Aztecs
Country named by Floki Vilgerdarson where he and his men spent two difficult winters.
Iceland
13th Century Friar committed to living a life of poverty and preaching the kingdom of heaven. Today there are still Franciscans named after him.
Francis of Assisi
Defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings. His wife Queen Matilda embroidered a tapestry to remember the event!
William the Conqueror
In his early life he fell in love with a woman named Beatrice who inspired one of the characters in his great work The Divine Comedy.
Dante
Italian explorer who traveled all the way to China to the courts of Genghis Khan.
Marco Polo
Name of a country meaning "houses of stone" and named for stone houses built starting in the 900s from stone cut so perfectly it required no mortar!
Zimbabwe
Friar and philosopher who lived in the 1200s and was kidnapped by his own brothers to prevent him from joining the religious life.
St. Thomas Aquinas
The adventurous Queen of France and then England.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Scientist of the Middle Ages who predicted the invention of the car, motorboat and the plane.
Roger Bacon
Brave French girl who led her people into battle and was burned at the stake at the age of 19.
Joan of Arc