MesoAmerica/African Trading Kingdoms
This modern capital of Egypt gained prominence during the Medieval period for its importance as a link between African and Mediterranean trade.
Cairo
Often described as the ultimate Renaissance man, this artist's works include the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper
Leonardo da Vinci
Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers championed the principle that salvation could only be gained through ___________ alone, and not good works (though these were still expected).
Faith
This city carries major importance within each of the Abrahamic religions, which is why it became the primary target of the Crusades.
Jerusalem
The Indo-European Aryan invaders of the Indian subcontinent carried with them the basis of the oral tradition which would eventually crystallize into the __________, or the earliest religious texts relating to Hindu belief.
Vedas
This famed explorer began his travels as a pilgrim on a hajj to Mecca, and ended up becoming one of antiquity's most prolific explorers.
Ibn Battuta
This banking family from Florence used much of their enormous newfound wealth to sponsor of artists, a practice known as patronage.
The Medici
The Counter-Reformation was the Catholic church's attempt to respond to and quell the Protestant Reformation. The ___________ of _________ was convened to address issues of Catholic doctrine which the Reformation introduced.
The Council of Trent
This long-lasting conflict would lead to a major leap forward in technology and national unity for both France and England towards the end of the Medieval period.
Hundred Years War
"The Hammer"; this Frankish majordomo halted the Umayyad invasion of southern Europe at Tours.
Charles Martel
This Mesoamerican civilization is well-known for both its ball game (adopted and adapted by many Mesoamerican civs) and its monumental stone heads.
The Olmec
Because of this series of wars, movement throughout Europe and the Mediterranean increased drastically, leading to an increase in wealth and the exchange of ideas in central Europe; all of this helped to bring about the Renaissance.
The Crusades
This Protestant denomination originated from a largely personal dispute between Henry VIII of England and the Pope, stemming from the issue of Henry's desire for a male heir.
Anglicanism
Along with the Crusades, this late-Medieval period event led to increased movement and technological development in Europe due to its impact on global populations.
The Black Death
List the children of Henry VIII in order of birth.
Mary, Elizabeth, Edward
This ancient capital city in southern Africa is known and named for its large stone structures and walls, which still remain as ruins today.
Great Zimbabwe
This concept argues that humanity is worth celebration; it stresses the potential of human goodness apart from religion.
Humanism
The Catholic Church's practice of selling these "sin taxes" was especially offensive to many who felt the church had become corrupt and bloated, including Martin Luther.
Indulgences
This major city of multiple different West African kingdoms gained prominence as a crossroads for continental African trade, and eventually formed its own university to study science and Islamic theology.
Timbuktu
Charlemagne was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III on this day (date and year).
Dec. 25th, 800 CE
This was the capital city of the multi-cultural Aztec Empire
Tenochtitlan
Scholars of this empire, fleeing after its fall at the end of the Medieval period, helped to reintroduce an appreciation for Greco-Roman ideas in Western Europe.
The Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire)
This church reformer helped lay the foundations for the Reformation by translating the Bible into the vernacular, or the language of the common people.
John Wycliffe
This northern German city was the seat of Charlemagne's Carolingian Empire, where his palace was built (and remains).
Aachen
This region was established in Medieval England after prolonged wars following the Viking invasion of Britain.
Danelaw