General Info
476 AD - 1400 AD
What is the time frame of the Middle Ages?
This class of Feudalism was made up men who were trained to fight and abide by a strict code of moral conduct
Who are knights?
These towering churches of the Middle Ages were the skyscrapers of their day.
What are Cathedrals?
Who was the first Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
A series of religous wars in the Middle Ages, in which Christians and Muslims faught for control of Palestine.
What is the Crusades?
This group defeated the Roman Empire causing it's collapse
What is the Germanic Tribes?
This class of Feudalism was made up leaders in the Catholic Church - Bishops, Priests, etc.
Who are the clergy?
The Great Charter - limited the King of England's power, and resulted in the creation of the British Parliament
Charlamagne was crowned by the Pope as Emperor on this day in the year 800 AD.
What is Christmas Day?
The black death decimated Europe in this century of the Middle Ages.
What is the 14th Century? or 1300's?
This Germanic Tribe that sacked Rome in 455 is the namesake for an English word meaning "unauthorized destruction, or defacement"
Who are the Vandals?
In what city is the Cathedral of Notre Dame located in?
What is Paris, France?
This was the Capital city of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire.
What is Constantinople?
This young woman of the Middle Ages was known for claiming to have had visions of God and leading her people in war
Who is Joan of Arc?
During the Middle Ages, this language was most used in scholarly and religous texts.
What is Latin?
This walled in, self-sustaining community located on land owned by a noble lord was home for many people living in the middle ages.
What is a manor?
What King of England was forced to put his seal on Magna Carta, making it English law?
This is the new name for Constantinople, the capital city of Turkey.
What is Istanbul?
This insect caused the spread of the black death in Europe during the Middle Ages.
What are fleas?
This long range weapon helped the English win battles against the French, even when outnumbered.
A piece of land granted by a lord to a vassal during the Middle Ages.
What is a fief?
What is the 100 Years War?