Castles and Knights
Why did lords and kings build castles?
for protection against attacks
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
people who settled in the island of Britain during the Middle Ages
What invention by Johannes Gutenberg made it easier to spread new ideas and information?
printing press
Henry VIII became the heir to the throne of England after what event in his family?
the death of his brother Arthur
The teenage mutant ninja turtles were named after 4 renaissance painters. Name them
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Rafael
What is a moat?
A type of castle defense that is dug in the ground around a castle (may or may not be filled with water)
Who was Charlemagne?
King of the Franks who then became the Holy Roman Emperor
What did Copernicus believe about the erth and the sun?
the earth revolves around the sun (heliocentric model)
Why did Henry VIII want to divorce Catherine of Aragon?
What is realism?
An art style that tries to make things look as life like as possible
page and squire
Where did the Vikings come from?
Scandinavia
What did Galileo build in order to see the planets?
telescope
What happened to each of Henry VIII's wives? (You may use the rhyme from the song)
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
What makes a knight different from a regular soldier?
Wealth, special training, code of chivalry
What is the difference between the Middle Ages and Medieval Times?
They are the same!
Why did Martin Luther nail a list of 95 complaints to the door of a church in 1517?
to protest corruption in the Catholic Church and begin the Protestant movement
Queen Elizabeth I became queen after her 2 siblings ____________ and ______________ had already ruled and died
Edward and Mary
What was the name of William Shakespeare's theatre?
The Globe
What does a catapult do?
It launches big stone over castle walls- a form of siege warfare
What is feudalism?
A system of government and land ownership
(King, Bishop/Nobles, Lords/Knights, peasants)
A mix between magic and chemistry, people used this practice to try to make gold out of other substances
Alchemy
Why is the Elizabethan Age known as the golden age of English history?
it was a time of peace, prosperity, expansion, and art
Name 3 Shakespearean plays
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, MacBeth, Othello, Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, King Lear, Richard III, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar