Dates
Leif Ericsson Discovers America
c. 1003
Peter Bruis, a priest who read the Bible and taught it to others for many years, was ________ at the ________ for _______.
1.burned
2.stake
3.heresy
Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Who invented the printing press?
Johann Gutenberg
Which king was forced the sign the Magna Carta?
King John
The Early Crusades
1096
At the famous Battle of _________, __________ the Conqueror invaded England from Normandy and became king.
1.Hastings
2.William
Who conquered the city of Constantinople? What was it later named?
1. Mohammed II
2. Istanbul
What was the Magna Carta?
It was a document that contained a list of rights for the people. It included 63 articles written in Latin.
Who declared himself the first shogun?
Minamoto Yoritomo
Death of Joan of Arc
1431
Spreading chivalry and poetry of troubadours, ______ of Aquitaine was the queen of ________ and _______.
1. Eleanor
2.France
3.England
Who was burned at the stake for heresy because he followed the teachings of John Wycliffe?
John Huss
Date for the Battle of Hastings
(Including month, date, and year)
October 14, 1066
What does Zimbabwe mean?
Houses of stone
John Wycliff
1377
During the _________ controversy, there was great conflict between Pope _______VII and Henry IV over authority in the Holy Roman Empire.
1. Investiture
2. Gregory
Who was burned at the stake for leading an army against the English?
Joan of Arc
What was Constantinople later named after Mohammed II conquered it?
Istanbul
During the 1st Jewish revolt Jews fled to the fortress of ________.
Masada
Marco Polo
1271
Peter the _______ and Walter the Penniless were responsible for leading thousands of unprepared crusaders in a failed attempt to the Holy Land.
Hermit
Who built the beautiful capital city of Cuzco in the middle of his empire?
Pachacuti
What did Moses ben Maimon compile the books of the Law and the Talmud into?
the Mishneh Torah
True/False
Iceland is the largest of the Polynesian islands.
False