Vikings
Did Vikings raid by land or by sea?
Name one of the civilizations located in Central America.
Maya, Inca, and Aztec
What is it called when two knights rush at each other on horseback with lances?
Jousting
In 1492, ______ sailed the ocean blue.
Columbus
In medieval times, what other service did barbers perform, besides cutting hair?
What were Viking boats called?
Longship
Find Central America on the map.
Central America
You take care of a knight's horse, armor, and weapons. You act like his assistant and in return he teaches you how to be a knight. What is your position called?
Squire
Christian knights from Europe went to the Middle East to fight Muslims in several wars throughout the Middle Ages. What were these campaigns called?
Crusades
Name the most famous English playwright of all time who wrote around 38 plays and 154 sonnets.
William Shakespeare
Where did Vikings originate?
Scandinavia, what is now Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
The Aztecs learned how to make a brand new food from cacao trees that we still enjoy to this day. What is it?
Chocolate
In a castle, what is a bailey?
The open ground in the middle of the castle walls.
What Mongol leader conquered most of Asia?
Genghis Khan
What was the horrific plague that devastated Europe in the 1300's called?
The Black Death (or Black Plague)
Erik the Red
The Mayan people played a game with a rubber ball that could not hit the ground. They tried to get the ball through a hoop. What body part could they NOT use to hit the ball?
Hands or feet. (They used their elbows, hips, and knees!)
Before becoming a squire, children as young as seven could work as a knight's servant, washing clothes and serving meals. What is this job called?
Page
What is the trade route from Europe to China called?
What two countries fought in the Hundred Years War?
France and England
What did Lief Erikson do?
He was the first European to set foot in North America in what is now Newfoundland, Canada.
The Aztec city of Tenochtitlan was unusual and difficult to reach. Why?
It was a floating city built in a lake.
What is the heavy, vertically sliding grate—usually made of wood and/or iron—that acts as a rapid-closing barrier in a castle gatehouse?
Portcullis
This Italian merchant traveled along the Silk Road to Asia and wrote the first European account of China and the Mongolian Empire. What is his name? (Hint: it's now a popular pool game.)
Marco Polo
Which one of these foods would NOT be eaten at a Medieval banquet? Stuffed peacock, stag, roasted boar with an apple in its mouth, pigeon pie or ostrich stew.
Ostrich stew. Ostriches are native to Africa, not Europe