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The first European to explore the continent of North America
Who was Leif Erikson?
Won the throne of England in the Battle of Hastings
Who was William the Conqueror?
A Norwegian who lived in Iceland and eventually explored and settled Greenland
Who was Erik the Red?
Queen of both France and England; mother of Richard the Lionhearted
Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine?
The "Land of Fire and Ice"
What is Iceland?
Killed King Duncan I to become king of Scotland
Who was Macbeth?
A Spanish knight who fought for whoever would pay him the most (Muslims and Christians)
Who is El Cid?
First people group to inhabit New Zealand; practiced MOKO - face tatoos
Who are the Maori?
Vladimir I is remembered for determining the religion of this country
What is Russia?
Erik the Red was banished from both Norway and Iceland for this crime
What is murder?
A humble man who prayed for a miracle at Mokattam Mountain to end the persecution of Christians
Who was Simon El Kharaz (Simon the Tanner)?
Duke of Bohemia, raised by Christian grandparents, and known for his generous and forgiving nature
Who was Wenceslas?
He chose the Eastern Orthodox Church to be the church of his country and forced his subjects to convert to Christianity
Who was Vladimir I?
Leif Erikson converted to Christianity after spending time in the court of this king
Who was Olaf, king of Norway?
Wenceslas' forgiving nature caused him to recall his mother, who had been convicted of murder, from this
What is banishment?
German king crowned Roman Emperor of the West (by a pope), and who forced Christianity on his people
Who was Otto I?
This Holy Roman Emperor fought Pope Gregory VII for the authority to appoint church leaders
Who was Henry IV?
Started the Song Dynasty; pulled China together again
Who was General Zhao Kuangyin?
His changing loyalties and crimes forgotton, El Cid is revered by many for leading the Christians to reclaim Spain from the Muslims in the ______
What is the Reconquista?
Though not historically accurate, this man wrote a play based on the plot of General Macbeth against the king of Scotland
Who was William Shakespeare?
The Muslim sultan of Egypt and Syria who captured Jerusalem, but allowed Jews and Christians access for pilgrimages
Who was Saladin?
A shogun who moved the authority of the emperor of Japan to himself
Who was Minamoto Yoritomo?
King of England who led a Crusade against the Muslims in Jerusalem in an attempt to recapture the Holy Land
Who was Richard the Lionhearted (Richard I)?
Christians in Egypt claimed this man founded the Coptic Orthodox Church
The name that means "houses of stone"
What is Zimbabwe?