Vocabulary
Renaissance
Dark Ages
Religion
Middle Ages
100
The inability to read and write.
Illiterate
100
Renaissance means?
Rebirth
100
Who sacked the city of Rome leading to its downfall?
The Visigoths
100
Who was the head of the western church?
The Pope
100
Geoffrey Chaucer was the author of what works?
Canterbury Tales
200
Being excluded from the church sacraments.
Excommunication
200
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of _____ funded Christopher Columbus.
Spain
200
Who was the first king of the Franks?
Clovis
200
Who was the prophet of Islam that believed he was a messenger of God?
Muhammad
200
Who was the emperor that wanted to rebuild the old Roman Empire?
Justinian
300
A person of wealth who puts up money to fund expeditions or talents.
Patron
300
Marco Polo served under the service of Kublai Khan for ____ years.
17 years
300
Who would become the greatest king of the Middle Ages?
Charlemagne
300
The ________ is the holy text of Islam, and their places of worship are known as _________.
Quran; Mosques
300
Who did kings of small kingdoms have to compete with?
Large landowners
400
A way of life based on the ownership of land.
Feudal System
400
Considered one of the most important inventions of all time.
Movable type printing press
400
The muslim _______ invaded France, but were eventually turned back.
Moors
400
A series of holy wars fought between christian knights and muslims over control of the holy land.
The crusades
400
What began to emerge when craftspeople left the manors and moved into towns to seek their own living?
The middle class
500
The common, everyday language of the people.
Vernacular
500
_________ discovered the force of gravity.
Isaac Newton
500
What English king was forced to sign the Magna Carta?
King John
500
King Henry VIII created the ________________ to grant himself a divorce from his current wife.
Church of England
500
** DAILY DOUBLE ** Clovis was the founder of the ___________ dynasty.
Merovingian
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