Historical Events
What were the major religious wars that occurred during the High Middle Ages?
The Crusades
What was Europe's major religion during the High Middle Ages?
Christianity
What was the predominant hierarchical system in Europe during the High Middle Ages?
Feudalism
Which wind-based invention - used originally for farming purposes - hails from the High Middle Ages?
The Windmill
What was the most common political system in Europe during the High Middle Ages?
Monarchy
What were the Crusades in Iberia (Spain and Portugal) called?
The Reconquista
Which Pope declared the Crusades in 1095 A.D.?
What farming technique originates in the High Middle Ages?
Three-field crop rotation
What great invention of the High Middle Ages came from the monks and scholars for reading?
Glasses
What charter was signed in 1215 A.D. that serves as the basis for constitutional monarchy in England?
The Magna Carta
Which great English king was known as the "Lionheart" and helped with the crusades?
Richard (I)
Who was the great theologian who thought of theology as the "Queen of the sciences"?
St. Thomas Aquinas
What major trade route dominated the Middle-East and Asia during the High Middle Ages?
The Silk Road
When did the Europeans begin using gunpowder in weaponry?
The 12th Century
The time period of the High Middle Ages
987-1291 or 10th - 13th centuries
What major battle in England resulted in William gaining the title "The Conqueror"?
The Battle of Hastings
In what year did the Great Schism occur?
1054 A.D.
What metal was commonly used as a currency in Europe?
Silver
Which field of medicine became far more advanced during the High Middle Ages?
Surgery
The return of this type of philosophy to Europe, sparked by Thomas Aquinas, led to many theological and philosophical advancements.
Aristotelian Philosophy
Who was the great Islamic military leader that spearheaded many of the Islamic conquests during the High Middle Ages?
Saladin (ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub )
What was the Islamic tax on non-muslims called?
Jihzya
What was the predominant form of taxation in the High Middle Ages?
Land/Property taxes
What was the title of a major herbal medicine book from the High Middle Ages?
"De Materia Medica"
This man significantly advanced the study of light and physics during the High Middle Ages
Friar Roger Bacon