Medieval Events
The English won most battles, but the French won this war.
What is the Hundred Years' War?
This peasant girl helped motivate the French during the Hundred Years' War.
Who is Joan of Arc?
This was the term for the exchange of goods for other goods.
What is barter?
This type of war took place during the Wars of the Roses.
What is a civil war?
Our word "bank" comes from the Italian word banca, meaning this.
What is "bench"?
The effort to drive the Moors from Spain was called this.
What is the Reconquista?
This pope was humiliated by Philip IV.
Who is Boniface VIII?
The lowest level of a craft guild was called this.
What is an apprentice?
The period in which more than one pope claimed supremacy.
What is the Great Schism?
These institutions became places of learning near the end of the Middle Ages.
What are universities?
This document established the principle that the king’s power is limited.
What is the Magna Carta?
This philosopher used logical arguments to support God's existence.
Who is Anselm?
The German league that controlled trade in northern Europe.
What is the Hanseatic League?
This council ended the Great Schism.
What is the Council of Constance?
This book describes a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.
What is The Divine Comedy?
This meeting included representatives from the church, nobility, and townspeople in France.
What is the Estates General?
This person made contributions to physics, geography, and optics.
Who is Roger Bacon?
This English king saw the development of Parliament during his reign
Who is Edward I?
The real power in Germany was in the hands of this group.
Who are the Hanseatic league?
This person was called "The Prince of the Schoolmen."
Who is Thomas Aquinas?
The period when the papacy did not reside in Rome was called this.
What is the Babylonian Captivity?
He wrote The Canterbury Tales.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
The common spoken language of a country is called this.
What is vernacular?
This Habsburg ruler was among the most notable.
Who is Maximilian I?
Moneychangers became important because they could do this.
What is judge the value of coins?