Dead Dudes
Wrote the Divine Comedy about a man's journey through the layers of hell
Dante
When the Catholic church officially split into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox.
1054
Translated the Bible into English for the 1st time, was burned well after his death
John Wycliffe
Another name for "holy war"
jihad
The acceptable name for the footwear you'd wear on your feet during P.E. class.
sneakers
Not a vulgar man as far as we know, but he finished the Vulgate, a Latin translation of the Bible
Jerome
The crusade that recaptured Asia Minor for the "Christian" side.
First
This dude famously painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
AKA, a tower on a castle
turret
Only if you are playing tennis, is it acceptable to call your footwear this name.
tennis shoes??
Established the Saxon line of kings in what is now Germany
Henry the Fowler
In 1453, he led the Ottomans to recapture Constantinople for the Muslims
Mohammed II
Stop, Hammer Time! Is this famous Mayor of the Palace
Charles Martel
Fight between two knights to unhorse the other, as seen at Medieval Times and on tv
joust
At this council, people ranted about heretics like Wycliffe and Huss
Council of Constance
His crowing by the pope is considered the birth of the Holy Roman Empire
Otto the Great
This battle in 732 checked the Muslim advance into western Europe
Battle of Tours
Frankly, he established the Merovingian line of kings for the Franks
Clovis
A piece of land owned by one man was know as this
fief
At this council, people ranted that only church officials could possess a copy of the Bible, not commoners.
Council of Toulouse
Crowned Charlemagne to be emperor of the Romans
Leo III
Born in this year, the Holy Roman Empire
962
Considered the last prophet of Islam
Mohammed
Name of the person who led Muslims in holy wars
caliph
Use of a lord's land in exchange for services
vassal