The country that invented paper money, movable type, porcelain, the compass needle, and explosive weapons
What is China?
The Chinese valued this in women as very beautiful
The Norwegian settler of Greenland (named by him to sound more appealing to settlers) who was named for his hair and temper
Who was Erik the "Red?"
Who was the king?
One of the most prosperous Medieval kingdoms that was neither very "holy" nor "Roman."
What was the Holy Roman Empire?
The struggle for power between the Holy Roman Emperor and the pope was called this
What was the Investiture Controversy?
Zimbabwian houses of stone were amazingly built without this
What is mortar between the stones?
Who was William the Conqueror?
This became a symbol for the early Crusades because crusaders pinned it to the fronts then the backs of their shirts
What is the cross of Christ?
The separation of people based on race or religion
What is segregation?
Wenceslas' grandparents taught him about Christianity, and they learned it from these two missionaries
Who are Cyril and Methodius?
The island nation southeast of Australia originally settled by the Maori
What is New Zealand?
His reign as duke was distinctive because of his Christian leadership and generous and selfless behavior toward his subjects
Who was Wenceslas?
Those who took over the Holy Land and said Jews or Christians were no longer welcome; they greatly persecuted Christians
Who were the Seljuk Turks?
Church leaders accused Peter Bruis of this and burned him at the stake
What is heresy?
Unike feudalism in Europe, during the Song Dynasty of China, peasant farmers were NOT of this rank in society
What is the lowest rank in society? They were just below the emperor and the nobles!
Vladimir I chose a religion for his country based on this
What was the beauty of Eastern Orthodox churches?
The name of the distinctive, long sword carried by the samurai who protected the shogun and his lords
What is a katana?
What is fiction not fact?
This was formed by Richard the Lionhearted and Saladin to resolve the Third Crusade, but it was not completed because Saladin died
What is a three-year treaty?
In Japan in 1192, Minamoto Yoritomo declared himself "shogun," which means this
What is "conquering general?"
The crusade based on the effort, maninly, of King Richard the Lionhearted of England
What is the Third Crusade?
The name of the book written in the 1800s by Sir Walter Scott from which modern images of Robin Hood come
What is Ivanhoe?
God revealing Himself throughout history and through the person and work of Jesus Christ.
What is the mystery of history?
The meaning of the word investiture
What is "the power of kings to appoint church leaders?"