The era that spanned from about 500 to 1500 and was also known as "the medieval period".
What is the Middle Ages?
100
The monk and nun who created the rules that govern monastery and convent life.
Who are Benedict and Scholastica?
100
A Germanic people who were fierce and brutal warriors, but also traders, farmers, and explorers.
Who were the Vikings?
100
The code of behavior for knights in medieval Europe, stressing ideals such as courage, loyalty, and devotion.
What is chivalry?
100
A body of officials who perform religious services - such as priests, ministers, or rabbis.
What is the clergy?
200
A religious community of men who have given up their possessions to devote themselves to a life of prayer and worship.
What is a monastery?
200
The Germanic people who settled in the Roman province of Gaul (now France) and established a great empire during the Middle Ages.
Who are the Franks?
200
A Viking explorer who reached North America around 1000, which was about 500 years before Columbus did.
Who is Lief Ericson?
200
A mock battle between groups of knights.
What is a tournament?
200
The body of laws governing the religious practices of a Christian church.
What is canon law?
300
A medieval peasant legally bound to live on a lord's estate.
What is a serf?
300
The leader of the Franks who brought Christianity to the region.
Who is Clovis?
300
Mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lords' lands in exchange for fiefs.
What are knights?
300
Technology (involving warhorses) that helped warfare to change in the 700s.
What are saddles and stirrups?
300
The two harshest punishments for those who violated canon law?
What are excommunication and interdict?
400
A medieval poet and musician who traveled from place to place, entertaining people with songs of courtly love.
What is a troubadour?
400
The pope who broadened the authority of the papacy beyond it's spiritual role...The Pope began to have power in politics.
Who is Gregory I?
400
A church tax that represented one-tenth of a person's income.
What is a tithe?
400
One of the earliest and most famous medieval epic poems that praises a band of French soldiers who perished in battle during Charlemagne's reign.
What is The Song of Roland?
400
The emperor who created Holy Roman Empire (first known as the Roman Empire of the German Nation.
Who is Otto the Great?
500
One of the Christian ceremonies in which God's grace is transmitted to people.
What is a sacrament?
500
The leader who build an empire greater than any since ancient Rome. He was crowned "the Roman Emperor" by Pope Leo III.
Who is Charlemagne?
500
A poem written by William Langland in 1362, which reveals the hard life of English peasants.
What is "Piers Plowman"?
500
Those who could inherit an estate from her husband, send knights to war (at her lord's request), and act as military commander while her husband was off fighting.
What are Noblewomen?
500
A compromise in 1122 that stated that the Church alone could appoint a bishop, but the emperor could veto the appointment.