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Whay was the "Pax Mongolia"?
About 200 years of peace while the Mongols ruled.
Who was Mansa Musa and what was he most famous for?
A king from Mali (Africa) who was fabulously wealthy in gold .... perhaps the richest man ever!
Which persons were responsible for copying the sacred texts (the Bible) and creating additional copies?
Monks in monasteries
Within 50 years, what year did the first Crusade to retake the Holy Lands (Jerusalem, specifically) take place?
The year1095
Which Crusade (there were 8 official ones in total), was led by these kings of Europe:
Barbarossa of the Germanic tribes;
Phillip II of France;
King Richard I (the "Lionhearted")
Third Crusade. Saladin was the Muslim leader who fought against the Christians.
What was the "Reconquista" as it related to Spain?
The retaking (reconquest) of Spain from the Muslims back into Christian hands.
What was, or rather, who - was the focus of much of literature in the Medieval Period?
King Arthur and his knights of the round table
Which group of stories, written during the Middle Ages, depicted pilgrims on their way from London to Canterbury to the tomb of St. Thomas Becket?
Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
Beginning in 1315, name the period of time in Europe when Northern European winters, scarcity, famine, and disease struck the inhabitants.....
Seven Years Famine
What is a "buboe?"
Blood and pus-filled swellings in the neck, groin, etc as a result of the Black Death. The buboes turned black, hence the name.
What was the "flagellant movement?"
The practice of punishing oneself with leather whips in a futile effort to make the plague stop.
Eleanor of Aquitain was known for many things...what can you tell me about her?
She was once queen of England and was also once queen of France. She was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women of the Period.
The "Statute of Kalisz" did or provided what to which people of Poland?
This was the General Charter of Jewish rights and it provided the Jews of Poland with protection and legal rights when Western Europe was attacking them.
The Black Death arrived (in its worst form) to Europe in what years -- within 50 years, before or after?
1347-1353
Define the word:
Transubstantiation
The Catholic belief that taking the bread and wine (or juice) called the Eucharist, the believer actually takes Christ's body and blood into his own.
Identify what the "Dance of Death" meant.
When people contracted the plague and suffered fever and chills, causing them to shake and convulse.
Who was the Italian traveler who visited Genghis Khan's court and then wrote a fantastic story (he lied in some of it!) when he returned home?
Marco Polo
The method of research and teaching in medieval universities, characterized by the application of Aristotelian logic and the attempt to harmonize all knowledge was called:
Scholasticism
What event temporarily stopped the fighting of the 100 Years War in 1347?
The Black Death
What was the prevailing (most common) focus of Medieval art, especially around the 14th century?
Artists (and all people) were obsessed with death, as reflected in the realism of everyday actions in art.
What was one of the MAIN causes of the 100 Years War?
Who should lay claim to the French crown.
This English king started the 100 Years War....name him!
Edward III
During the late-medieval period, representatives of the common people signified a breakthrough in government. In England, this breakthrough came with the signing by King John of the .....
Magna Carta ("Great Charter"), which gave more rights to English nobles and eventually more British citizens' rights would follow.
The Ottoman Empire (the Turks) first began to rule over parts of Europe in the 1300s. Which people did they replace as masters, who had finally stopped conquering everything they touched?
The Mongols (Chinggis Khan and many other "khans", i.e lords.)
Where would you find the "Papal States?"
In Italy