Art & Culture
Middle Ages Architecture Style is known as
Gothic
Stopped the expansion of Islam into Western Europe
Charlamagne
Magna Carta
Saw visions of Saints and united France to win the 100 Year war.
Position reserved only for nobility and would fight for the nobles and lords and lived by the code of chivalry.
Knight
This is an arch outside a building to support the weight of a building and allows for taller ceilings.
Flying Buttress
This King of England won at the Battle of Hasting to claim the throne
William the Conquer
This killed half the population in Europe at the end of the Middle Ages
Black death or Bubonic Plague
What animal was the Black Death carried onto into Europe?
Flea and Rats
Muslims are followers of this religion
Wrote the Divine Comedy
Dante
The Queen of France but later became the Queen of England when she married Henry II.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Civil War in England between Lancaster and York families over the throne.
War of the Roses
What does the motto, “Seek out and Discover," mean and where did it come from?
Shows transition from crusades and taking "up your cross," to a time of exploration.
Form of government that provided order and system giving land to nobles called lords.
Feudalism
Written by Chaucer, this describes 12 pilgrims on a journey.
Canterbury Tales
King and Queen who funded Christopher Columbus to go and look for a better trade route?
Ferdinand & Isabella Cortes of Spain
Joan of Arc led France to a victory of this war
100 Years War
Muhammed came back to this "holy city" and killed people who did not follow Islam.
Mecca
Belief that Christ made Peter the first Pope and gave him supreme authority over the church and Popes are the substitute of Christ on earth.
Petrine Theory
Hand-written books with painted decoration that generally includes precious metals such as gold or silver
Illuminated Manuscripts
After the War of the Roses King Henry VII started what family line in England
Tudors
Parliament
What material was brought back from the East to Europe and was used to make clothing and other items?
Silk.
Came on the "silk road" trade route.
The city of Constantine and Eastern Roman Empire became known as the ...
Byzantine Empire