The Middle Age Years
A Century of Adversity
Those Pesky Invaders
Vive La France
Education, Writers, Etc.
100
Basic staple of the peasant's diet.
What is bread?
100
The 14th century is best known for this war between France and England named by for its duration.
What is the 100 Yrs War?
100
In addition to their invading ways, this group made contributions to algebra, astronomy, and areas of medicine.
Who are the Muslims?
100
Frankish ruler that best symbolized the fusion of Roman, German, and Christian elements.
Who is Charlemagne?
100
Was considered the queen of all sciences.
What is theology?
200
A complex system where the weak sought protection and sustenance from the strong.
What is feudalism?
200
Upwards of 1/4-1/3 of Europe's population fell prey to this during the 14th century.
What is the Plague, Black Death, or Black Plague?
200
This Viking is given credit for discovering Greenland and also noted by a telling physical characteristic.
Who is Erik the Red?
200
This person of French descent "did not see dead people", but instead heard voices urging action in defense of France.
Who is Joan of Arc?
200
The most prevalent form of poetry during the Middle Ages.
What is troubadour poetry?
300
This group's hospitality to travelers was a sacred duty.
Who are the monks? or What is monastic hospitality?
300
A miniaturized version of this started the 14th century which shortened growing seasons and contributed to a famine.
What is "the Little Ice Age"?
300
An increase in the power of the local aristocracy was an end result of these raids.
What is the Viking raids?
300
The popes' setting up residence in Avignon for nearly 70 years is often called this.
What is the Babylonian Captivity?
300
A writing that is done in the language of the people is called this.
What is vernacular?
400
The treaty divided the Carolingian Empire into three portions.
What is Treaty of Verdun?
400
A shortage in this area led to rising wages for the peasantry.
What is the labor pool?
400
This Norseman is regarded as the 1st European to land in North America some 500 years before Columbus' voyages.
Who is Leif Ericson?
400
His nickname was "the Hammer".
Who is Charles Martel?
400
His allegorical masterpiece was set in three distinct settings and made him the foremost author of his day.
Who is Dante?
500
Was an economic system based upon landed estates that builty upon the concepts of feudalism.
What is manorialism?
500
This group whipped themselves into a frenzy (literally) in an attempt to win forgiveness from God and a respite from the plague.
Who are the flagellants?
500
This group of invaders hailed from western Asia, moved to the plains of Hungary, and became Christianized at the end of the 10th century.
Who are the Magyars?
500
A disasterous French defeat here brought France to the brink of final defeat during the 100 yrs War.
What is Agincourt?
500
The attempt to reconcile Christian theology with classical philosophy.
What is scholasticism?
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