Queens, Kings, and Dynasties
She was both queen of France and England and heavily involved in court culture
Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine?
This 1215 council required Christians to confess once per year.
What is the Fourth Lateran Council?
This Muslim leader retook Jerusalem, prompting the Third Crusade.
Who is Saladin?
the story of Charlemagne’s warriors.
What is The Song of Roland?
This architectural style features rounded arches and thick walls.
What is Romanesque?
This dynasty included Henry II, Richard the Lionheart, and King John.
What is the Plantagenet dynasty?
This group was the target of the Albigensian Crusade
Who were the Cathars?
This type of raid used by Edward III aimed to terrorize the French countryside.
What is a chevauchée?
The trivium of the liberal arts included grammar, logic, and this.
rhetoric
These wandering poet-musicians wrote songs of chivalry and courtly love.
Who were troubadours?
This king’s death without a male heir led to the Hundred Years’ War.
Who is Charles IV of France?
This pope clashed with Frederick II and later established the Papal Inquisition.
Who is Pope Gregory IX?
This battle saw the French king John II captured by the English.
What is the Battle of Poitiers?
This theologian tried to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Christian doctrine.
Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?
This type of castle included a central stone tower used as a last defense.
What is a stone keep castle?
This ruler’s mother was French, which he used to claim the French throne in 1337
Who is Edward III of England?
He was burned at the stake for heresy in Bohemia after calling for Church reform.
Who is Jan Hus?
She helped Charles VII reclaim France and was burned for heresy.
Who is Joan of Arc?
This author journeyed through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven in his Divine Comedy.
Who is Dante?
The Gothic style introduced this key structural innovation that allowed taller buildings.
What is the flying buttress?
He was the father of the Lancastrian line and an influential noble during the reign of Richard II.
Who is John of Gaunt?
This doctrine affirms that bread and wine literally become the body and blood of Christ.
What is transubstantiation?
This treaty, signed in 1360 during the Hundred Years’ War, temporarily ended hostilities by granting Edward III large territories in France—but he had to renounce his claim to the French crown.
What is the Treaty of Brétigny?
He was a controversial teacher and author of Sic et Non, known for his affair with Héloïse.
Who is Peter Abelard?
This legendary court was central to medieval tales of honor, magic, and tragedy.
What is the Arthurian legend?