Violence and Misery
These unspeakably bloody wars (roughly between 1095-1212 C.E.) were ostensibly fought in order to reclaim the Holy Land for Christians. They resulted in an increase in antisemitism and Islamophobia; they also led to the revival of trade between East and West.
What were the Crusades?
The simplest and oldest poetic measure in the Anglo-Saxon—and then English—poetic tradition.
What is accentual verse?
This code reinforced the perception of women as objects of reward for men
What is chivalry?
In exchange for land, a vassal owed his lord this many days of military service per year
What is 40?
In 1939, numerous Anglo-Saxon artifacts were excavated from this site in East Anglia
What is Sutton Hoo?
Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals, Huns, Saxons, and Franks
Who were the Goths?
whale-road, ring-giver, word-hoard
What is a kenning?
A gentleman who sings of his passionate affection for a gentlewoman
What is a troubadour?
Loyalty between the Germanic warrior and his chieftain
What is fealty?
For hundreds of years, this network of waterways and roads allowed goods, people, and ideas to travel from China to the Mediterranean.
What is the Silk Road?
At this battle in 1066 C.E., William of Normandy defeated the Anglo-Saxon king and seized the throne of England
What is the Battle of Hastings?
Leonardo da Vinci described his notebooks as “salads of many herbs,” or this word in Italian.
What is a zibaldone?
An example of a trobairitz (a gentlewoman who sings of her passionate affection for a man)
Who is the Comtesse de Dia?
In 800 C.E., Pope Leo II crowned this king the Holy Roman Emperor.
Who is Charlemagne?
*Roughly* the period from the collapse of the Roman Empire to about 1440, when Gutenberg invents the printing press
What is the medieval period?
This 231-foot tapestry provides a visual narration of the Norman Conquest of 1066.
What is the Bayeux Tapestry?
DAILY DOUBLE!!
These are the academic disciplines that examine what we value, what we believe, how we represent ourselves, how we communicate, and what we imagine.
What are the humanities?
The “dies irae” (or Days of Wrath) trope from this medieval style of music continues to influence songwriting to this day.
What is Gregorian chant?
The language spoken by ordinary people in a country or region
What is the lingua franca?
This medieval map of the world presents a mixture of legendary peoples, actual locations, and a Christian framework for understanding geography
What is the mappa mundi?
90% of the European population were these during the medieval period.
What are peasants?
The lingua franca of the medieval period in Europe
What is Latin?
In Gregorian chant, when monks sing in unison, without accompaniment or harmony
What is monophonic music?
The Frankish chieftain responsible for re-unifying the fallen Roman Empire under Christian leadership
Who is Charlemagne?
Jerusalem is located in the center of this map
What is the Ebstorf Map?