Popes
Dates
Places
Vocab
People
100
Who was Pope Leo III?
He crowned Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans
100
1066 AD
Battle of Hastings
100
What river is this?
Danube
100
Monasteries
They are communities of monks.
100
Who was William the Conqueror?
He was a powerful French noble who conquered England; he brought feudalism to Britain.
200
Who was Benedict?
He was an Italian saint and monk who created a set of rules for monks to follow.
200
800 AD
Pope Leo III Crowned Charlemagne Emperor
200
What mountain range is on the Spain and Portugal's border.
Pyrenees
200
Serfs
They were workers who were tied to the land on which they lived.
200
Who was Thomas Aquinas?
He was a Dominican philosopher who argued that rational thought could be used to support Christian belief.
300
Who was Patrick of Ireland?
He was a Christian saint who converted the people of Ireland to Christianity
300
1137 AD
Eleanor of Aquitaine becomes Queen of France
300
What country is Thames river in?
The United Kingdom
300
Topography
It is the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
300
Who was Joan of arc?
She was a French teenage peasant girl who rallied the French troops during the Hundred Years’ War.
400
Who was Clovis?
He was the ruler of the Franks. He was the first king to unite all of the Frankish tribes under the rule of a single king. He is considered the founder of the French nation.
400
1291 AD
End of the Crusade Year
400
What modern day country is Normandy in?
France
400
Religious Order
They were a group who dedicated their lives to religion and followed common rules.
400
Who was Queen Isabella?
She was the Queen of Spain; she helped complete the Reconquista. She and her husband banned Islam and forced all Jews in Spain to become Christian or leave. She also paid for the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
500
Who was Pope Calixtus II?
He was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States.?
500
1096 AD
Departure Year for the First Crusade
500
What famous mountain is apart of the Apennine mountain range?
Mt. Vesuvius
500
Friars
They were people who belonged to religious orders, but lived and worked among the general public.
500
Who was Saladin?
He was a Muslim general who led the Muslim forces during the Third Crusade.