Peasant Life
Nobles and Kings
Church/Crusades
Islamic Golden Age
That's Random!
100
A word for people bound to the land and not allowed to leave without permission from their noble/lord.
What is a serf
100
A form of government where a where monarchs, nobles and kings would make alliances to stay in power and keep their small kingdoms safe.  
What is feudalism
100
For W. European Christians during the middle ages, what were sacred bones and other items from saints and prophets called? 
What are relics
100
A religious school in Islam

What is a madrasa? 

100
What European country was under Islamic rule for over four hundred years? 
Spain  (and Portugal)
200
Name at least two aspects of a peasant/serfs' home during the Middle Ages.
-No chimney

-Dirt floors

-Hay to sleep on...

200
A large, fortified house build to defend against enemies.  They often were surrounded by walls and even moats.  
What is a castle
200
What is a center of religious study where Christian monks live in seclusion known as?
What is a monastery 
200
A marketplace in the Islamic world.

What is a bazaar?

200
Why are images of living creatures more or less banned from being shown in Islamic Art? 
to avoid idol worship 
300
What did peasants in the Middle Ages mostly eat? 
Gruel/porridge/bread (very little meat)
300
Warriors from Middle Ages W. Europe who rode on horses.
What are knights
300
In monasteries, those that copied down written texts
What are scribes
300
The Caliphate that was responsible for much of the great scientific advances/achievements in the Islamic World between 800-1300AD. 

What is the  Abbasid Kalifa? 

300
What was often used in place of a toilet during the middle ages in Western Europe? 
What is a "chamber pot"
400
How could a peasant become something other than a peasant? 
If they were very lucky/smart: The Monetary!


Also: death

400
Why were castles build during the Middle Ages?
"Castles were built for security, not comfort"
400
Why did European Christians make several journeys to the Levant (Shem) during the Middle Ages?
To conquer Jerusalem/steal relics
400
Beautiful script often used for religious texts or manuscripts.
What is calligraphy? 
400
What were the Vikings famous for? 
Sailing and raiding/looting

also exploring

500
What did peasants do for work? 
Farm Farm Farm...
500
How do you say "hot sauce" in Arabic? 

صلصة حارة

Or in Palestine/Jordan: SCHOTAH

500
What are the two failed crusades called where young Europeans attempted to travel to Jerusalem?
What are the Children's Crusades
500
Name three areas that the Islamic World greatly improved on during the Middle Ages:
Art

Architecture

Literature

Philosophy

History

Science

Math

Chemistry 

Geography

Astronomy

Optics

500
A Middle Ages competition (all across Western Europe) where knights would compete for entertainment and glory


what is a tournament
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