England
When did William of Normandy conquer England?
1066
When the last Carolingian king died in France, which new royal dynasty was founded by Hugh Capet and lasted until the French Revolution?
The Capetian dynasty
Who was the first Saxon emperor of the eastern Frankish kingdom in 962?
Otto I
Who created the Rus state known as the principality of Kiev in the tenth century?
A Viking leader, Oleg
This great charter granted rights and liberties to the people of England.
Magna Carta
Which King of England married Eleanor of Aquitaine and ruled over half of France?
Henry II
Which strong French king retook most of France from the rulers of England?
King Philip II Augustus
Who were Frederick I and Frederick II fighting with in northern Italy in the 12th century?
The northern Italian cities and the Pope
Which Rus ruler of Kiev married the Byzantine emperor's sister and accepted Orthodox Christianity in 988?
Vladimir
This great king of England killed Thomas a Becket for not accepting his authority over the church.
Henry II
Which King of England went on the Third Crusade and fought against Saladin?
Richard the Lionheart
1176
When did the Kievan Rus state come to an end?
1169
How did the Muslim diplomat, Ibn Fadlan, describe the Russians in 921?
As extremely dirty
Which weak King of England lost most of France and was forced by his barons to sign Magna Carta?
King John
Louis IX (1214-1270) was a deeply religious man. What did the church make him into?
A saint
What is the usual name of the medieval 'German Empire'?
The Holy Roman Empire
What happened to the Russian lands in the thirteenth century?
The Mongols invaded
What happened to the population of Europe between 1000 and 1300 AD?
It doubled (tripled in western Europe)
In which century was Parliament created in England under Edward I?
The 13th century
The clergy, the nobility, and everyone else
Which lands in the middle of Italy did Otto I first give control over to the pope?
The Papal States
Who did Alexander Nevsky, prince of Novgorod, defeat in 1242?
An invading German army
Name one of the Christian kingdoms of Spain.
Castile, Leon, Aragon, Portugal, Navarre