This event marked the start of the Middle Ages in Europe.
What is the fall of the Roman Empire?
This ancient Greek city-state was known for its military culture.
What is Sparta?
The century in which the Black Death devastated Europe.
What is the 14th century
The king who united England and prevented it from falling to the Danes.
Who is Alfred the Great?
The deadly disease that spread across Europe in the 1300s.
What is the Black Death?
The language spoken by the Romans, which influenced many modern European languages
What is Latin
The philosopher who taught Alexander the Great and founded the Lyceum.
Who is Aristotle
The bacterium responsible for the Black Death.
What is Yersinia pestis
The French military leader who inspired France during the Hundred Years’ War.
Who is Joan of Arc?
This medieval organization controlled trade and craftsmanship in cities.
What are guilds?
The famous Roman road system that connected the empire. More simple than you think.
What are Roman roads
The war between Athens and Sparta that weakened ancient Greece.
What is the Peloponnesian War
The approximate percentage of Europe’s population that died from the Black Death.
What is 30-60%
The Holy Roman Emperor crowned in 800 AD, reviving the Western Roman Empire.
Who is Charlemagne?
The architectural style characterized by pointed arches and flying buttresses.
What is Gothic architecture?
The last Roman emperor of the Western Empire.
Who is Romulus Augustulus
The Greek god of the sea.
Who is Poseidon
The trade route that facilitated the spread of the Black Death.
What is the Silk Road
The English king who signed the Magna Carta.
Who is King John
The practice of lending money with interest, often frowned upon by the Church.
What is usury?
The Roman general who played a key role in the fall of the Roman Republic.
Who is Julius Caesa
The famous Greek mathematician who calculated the value of pi.
Who is Archimedes
The social and economic system that collapsed due to the Black Death.
What is the feudal system?
The Mongol leader who created the largest contiguous empire in history.
Who is Genghis Khan?
The name of the plague that caused the Black Death.
What is the Bubonic Plague?