The Vikings
Where did Viking warriors supposedly go in the afterlife to prepare for Ragnarok?
Valhalla
What disease wiped out roughly a third of Europe's population?
The bubonic plague
Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
Which city is the main pilgrimage site for Muslims?
Mecca
This king was forced to sign the Magna Carta.
King John I
What were Viking leaders called?
Jarls
Which noble houses fought against each other during the Wars of the Roses?
Lancaster and York
This trade route was controlled by the Mongols during the period of their rule.
The Silk Road
From which European country was there a mass expulsion of Muslims and Jews in 1492?
Spain
The marriage between these two people ended the Wars of the Roses.
Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York.
Which region did the Vikings come from?
Scandinavia
A code of ethics followed by medieval European knights.
Chivalry
Which city did the Mongols conquer that ended the Abbasid Caliphate?
Baghdad
Which caliphate presided over the "Golden Age of Islam"?
Abbasid
He was the first ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.
Charlemagne
Which battle ended Viking influence in England?
The Battle of Stamford Bridge
Europeans fought to take the city of Jerusalem from the Muslims during these.
The Crusades
What event is considered the cause of the demise of the Mongols?
The bubonic plague/Black Death
A term that means to wage "holy war".
Jihad
Which Mongol was the founder of a new dynasty in China?
Kublai Khan
L'Anse Aux Meadows was a Viking settlement in which region of Canada?
Newfoundland
Anyone who provides service or loyalty in exchange for land in the feudal system.
A vassal
The dynasty founded by the Mongols in China.
Yuan Dynasty
A term that refers to the Muslims who lived in medieval Spain.
Moors
What was the name of the Muslim ruler who successfully defended Jerusalem?
Saladin