Medieval Figures
This Byzantine emperor legalized Christianity.
Who is Constantine?
The fall of Rome happened in this year.
What is 476?
A community centered around a church.
What is a parish?
This mythical founder of Britain was a Trojan.
Who is Brutus?
Monasteries preserved knowledge after the collapse of this empire.
What is Rome / the Roman Empire?
This pope sent St. Augustine of Canterbury to England.
Who is Gregory the Great?
This year marks the Battle of Hastings.
What is 1066?
A “holy struggle” in Islam.
What is jihad?
This king was betrayed by two flattering daughters.
Who is Leir?
Men often joined monasteries to pursue deeper Christian __________.
What is discipline / devotion / holiness?
This reformer is often called the first Reformer.
Who is John Wycliffe?
The Magna Carta was signed in this year.
What is 1215?
A traveling storyteller or entertainer.
What is a minstrel?
This historian wrote The History of the Kings of Britain.
Who is Geoffrey of Monmouth?
This war’s most famous English victory was Agincourt.
What is the Hundred Years’ War?
This “Lion-hearted” king fought in the Crusades.
Who is King Richard?
This year marks the fall of Constantinople.
What is 1453?
An assembly of lawmakers for the English king.
What is Parliament?
This monk wrote Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
Who is Bede?
The Crusades increased this between Europe and the East.
What is trade?
This Muslim leader earned the respect of many Christians.
Who is Saladin?
The East-West Split of the Church occurred in this year.
What is 1054?
A monarchy with sole power.
What is an absolute monarchy?
These preserved Viking history and culture.
What are sagas?
The two foundations of medieval society were feudalism and this.
What is the authority of the Church?