Who is Macha's foster brother?
Benet
Macbeth was King of what?
Scotland
Who was Leif Ericsson's father and what country did he discover?
Eric the Red. Greenland
A.D. 313
Battle of Milvian Bridge
A beautiful arch was built in Rome for him
Edict of Milan
Constantine I
When Diocletian divided the Roman empire, who ruled the western half of Rome and who ruled the eastern half?
Maximian ruled the western half
Diocletian ruled the eastern half
When Patrick first arrives in Ireland, what sign does Benet see that makes him believe this is a fulfillment of the prophecy?
The Adze head on Patrick's brow
Adze head will come,
Over the mad crested sea
His cloak hole headed
His staff crooked headed,
His table in the east of his houses;
He will chant impiety from his table
And all his household will respond:
Amen, Amen
Wenceslas became Duke of Bohemia, which was a province where?
Former Czechoslovakia
What was El Cid's real name?
Rodrigo Diaz
Born in Mecca
Believed he was receiving revelations about god from the archangel Gabriel.
Founder of a religion
Mohammed
Who first translated the Bible into Latin?
Extra 100 pts. for what they then called the Latin Bible, and what it means?
Jerome
The Vulgate, which means "common"
How did Patrick know his cup had been poisoned?
Extra 100 pts. if you can also give the reason why he knew the technique above would work?
The poison froze at a different temperature than his wine.
He knew this by his experiment with the milk and water when he attended his sheep.
Vladimer I, a descendant of the Vikings, went where to begin a church?
Russia
King Duncan
Battle of Mount Badon in 503
Legend of a sword
The wisdom he has he attributed to a magician named Merlin
King Arthur
How many souls did Columba hope to save?
3,000
What year does the book take place?
A.D. 432
The Coptic Orthodox Church was located where?
Extra 100 pts. for the city, too.
Alexandria, Egypt
How did Wenceslas' mother, Drahomira, order Ludmilla, Weceslas' grandmother, to be killed?
Strangled to death
Mayor in the palace of the franks
Nickname of "the hammer"
Drove the Muslims out of France
A very famous battle that is sometimes called the Battle of Poitiers but normally known by its more famous name.
Charles "Martel" and the Battle of Tours
During the time of Justinian I and Theodora, a riot broke out between the "Blues" and the "Greens". These were the names of the groups that developed by dressing in the color of their favorite jockeys.
What was the riot called?
The Nika Riot
What is Patrick's full name?
Magnus Sacatus Patricius
William the Conqueror was the Duke of Normandy, which is where?
Name 2 inventions created or developed during the Song Dynasty in China?
Paper money
Moveable type
Porcelain
Acupuncture
Compass needle
Pepin's son
Concerned with education
His palace, Aix-la-Chapelle, was the capital of the Frankish Empire in western Germany.
"the civilizer"
Charlemagne
How was Gregory the Great's time as Pope different from other Popes?
He accepted the position under the condition that he would keep the simple lifestyle of a monk.
Meaning, he would continue to dress in plain robes, live in simple quarters, and eat basic food. He gave away much of the wealth of the Western Church to the poor.