Medieval Events
People of the Middle Ages
Economic and Social Systems
Wars & Conflicts
Medieval Literature and Learning
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The English won most battles, but the French won this war.

What is the Hundred Years' War?

100

This peasant girl helped motivate the French during the Hundred Years' War.

Who is Joan of Arc?

100

This was the term for the exchange of goods for other goods.

What is barter?

100

This type of war took place during the Wars of the Roses.

What is a civil war?

100

Our word "bank" comes from the Italian word banca, meaning this.

What is "bench"?

200

The effort to drive the Moors from Spain was called this.

What is the Reconquista?

200

This pope was humiliated by Philip IV.

Who is Boniface VIII?

200

The lowest level of a craft guild was called this.

What is an apprentice?

200

The period in which more than one pope claimed supremacy.

What is the Great Schism?

200

These institutions became places of learning near the end of the Middle Ages.

What are universities?

300

This document established the principle that the king’s power is limited.

What is the Magna Carta?

300

This philosopher used logical arguments to support God's existence.

Who is Anselm?

300

The German league that controlled trade in northern Europe.

What is the Hanseatic League?

300

This council ended the Great Schism.

What is the Council of Constance?

300

This book describes a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.

What is The Divine Comedy?

400

This meeting included representatives from the church, nobility, and townspeople in France.

What is the Estates General?

400

This person made contributions to physics, geography, and optics.

Who is Roger Bacon?

400

This English king saw the development of Parliament during his reign

Who is Edward I?

400

 The real power in Germany was in the hands of this group.

Who are the Hanseatic league?

400

This person was called "The Prince of the Schoolmen."

Who is Thomas Aquinas?

500

The period when the papacy did not reside in Rome was called this.

What is the Babylonian Captivity?

500

He wrote The Canterbury Tales.

Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?

500

The common spoken language of a country is called this.

What is vernacular?

500

This Habsburg ruler was among the most notable.

Who is Maximilian I?

500

Moneychangers became important because they could do this.

What is judge the value of coins?

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