Dates
1095
When was the First Crusade preached?
This Muslim sultan reconquered Jerusalem from the Franks and was famous for his acts of chivalry.
Who is Saladin?
This sweet girl is Prof. Cobb's "literal biological baby"
Who is Cashew?
This city is the capital of Peru and the hometown of many important classmates.
What is Lima?
This Haitian-born anthropologist and academic wrote Silencing The Past, among other works.
Who was Michel-Rolph Trouillot?
The Frankish conquest of Jerusalem took place in this year.
What is 1099?
This pope preached the First Crusade in Clermont, France.
Who is Urban II?
This is the curved edible nut of the Anacardium occidentale tree.
What is a cashew?
Also known as the "butter bean" in the Southern US, this legume, Phaseolus lunatics, was first domesticated in Peru around 2000 BCE.
What is the lima bean?
This phrase is used to describe the phenomenon of multiple witnesses provided conflicting accounts of the same event.
What is "The Rashomon Effect"?
Saladin's reconquest of Jerusalem took place in this year.
What is 1187?
This Syrian aristocrat was an eyewitness to the Crusades and wrote memoirs that have been poorly translated into English.
Who was Usama ibn Munqidh?
This English King reigned from 1660-1685 and was often depicted wearing a wig that cascaded like long ears on either side of his head.
Who was King Charles II?
This bear from "darkest Peru" is fond of marmalade sandwiches and capable of a devastating hard stare.
Who is Paddington?
This word completes Trouillot's famous statement, "The road between then and now is a history of_____."
What is "power"?
In this year, the Muslim Kingdom of Granada fell to the Spanish. Coincidentally, it was also the year that Columbus "sailed the ocean blue".
What is 1492?
This Frankish king was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199, and led the Third Crusade with his rival, Philip II of France.
Who was Richard the Lionheart?
She is just a baby.
Who is Cashew? Is she the best girl?
This Inca archaeological site has been on Prof. Cobb's bucket list since he was a child.
What is Machu Picchu?
This creative technique used by writers of history also erases and silences.
What is narrative?
1453
When was Constantinople conquered by the Ottoman Turks?
This sultan of the Mamluk dynasty defeated the Mongols in 1260.
Who is Baybars?
From a French word meaning "knight" or "horseman", this word has also entered English as a word used to describe something care-free or showing lack of proper concern.
What is "cavalier"?
These delicious mints are named after a Peruvian mountain range.
What are the Andes/Andes Mints?
It depends.
What was the impact of the Crusades?