Important People
The ruler of Wessex who saved his country from Danish Vikings and attempted to revive Christianity.
Who is Alfred the Great?
The dates of Alfred the Great's reign, according to the VP cards.
What is 871-901?
The city where Mohammed was born.
What is Mecca?
The Feudal system was introduced by this person.
Who is William the Conqueror?
Italian people gave this name to the new styles of cathedrals--named after a Barbarian tribe.
What is Gothic?
He became the King of England after that Battle of Hastings.
Who is William the Conqueror?
The year of the East-West Schism
What is 1054?
Alfred the Great was Ruler of the region.
What is Wessex?
This person would own all of the land according to the Feudal System.
Who is the king?
This was the social system of the Middle Ages.
What is the Feudal System?
He caused the final break or schism in the churches of the East and West.
Who is Pope Leo IX?
The time period of the Feudal System.
What is circa 1000-1400?
The region that was given to Norsemen by the French.
What is Normandy?
These people were given land and promised to serve the king with money and knights for his army.
Who are Nobles/Lords?
Stained glass windows in cathedrals illustrate stories from this book.
What is the Bible?
This person did not keep his promise to William to give England to him.
Who is Prince Harold?
The year that the Battle of Hastings took place.
What is 1066?
The city where the Notre Dame cathedral is located.
What is Paris?
These people were given land by the Lords and agreed to fight for the king when needed.
What are knights?
This person converted to Christianity in the year 386.
This person stopped the Muslims from conquering Christian Europe and was the leader of the Franks.
Who is Charles Martel?
The year about when new European Cathedrals became popluar.
What is circa 1100?
The city that is home to St. Peter's Cathedral.
What is Rome?
These people were allowed to farm on the Noble's land and had to give them a portion of their harvest.
What are serfs or peasants?
Saint Jerome completed the Vulgate in this year.
What is 405?