Heathen Horde
The Age of Western Europe that took place between 867 and 1066
The Viking Age
The century of the first Crusade
What is the 11th Century
The dynasty that descended from Charlemagne the Great
Who are the Karlongians?
The plague that killed 30%-50% of all Europe
The people used to circumvent Christian usury laws
Who were the Jews?
This battle took place between Harold Godwinson and Harold Hardrada in 1066, with an iconic moment where one man held a bridge.
What is Battle of Stamford Bridge?
The french term for the 4 crusader states that formed following the first crusade
What is the Outremer?
The dynasty known for their chins and controlling Austria
Who are the Habsburgs?
The document that was signed in 1215 that cemented that Kings were not above the law (in England)
What was the Magna Carta
The main scapegoats of the Inquisition
Who were the Jews
This King ruled of Northumbria until he was killed by the Great Heathen Army in 867
King Aella
The expanse of this empire into Antioch was a key moment that lead to the first Crusade
What is the Seljuk Empire?
This house stood against the heathen horde and eventually unified England
What is Wessex?
Name 2 of the 3 Empires that formed after the fall of Ghengis Khan's empire
Ilkhanate, Golden Horde, Chagatai
These people are the origin of the term "benchmark" in Finance
Who are the Jews?
The man who went from Viking to the first ruler of Normandy
Rollo
The order of knights that was formed to treat the ill pilgrims visiting the holy land
What are the Knights Hospitaller
This house ruled the Byzantines from 867 to 1067 (give or take a couple years due to assassinations)
The people that came in from the Steppe in the 9th and 10th centuries to seize the Carpathian Basin
Who were the Magyars, or Hungarians
The conqueror who finally captured Constantinople in 1452
Who is Mehmed II?
The Icelandic explorer who followed Leif Ericcson and who's exploits are told in the Saga of Greenland
Thorfinn Karlsefni
The failed popular crusade that took place in 1212, and never got papal approval
What is the Children's Crusade?
The House that went from Dukes of Normandy to Kings of England
What was the House of Normandy
The battle that took place in 1415 between the English and French, eventually leading to the unification of the thrones?
What is the Battle of Agincourt?
The last Popess
Who is Stephania?