Hammurabi/Twelve Tables
This ancient civilisation created one of the first written law codes.
Babylon (Mesopotamia)
Describe an example of trial by ordeal.
Trial by Fire, Trial by Combat, Trial by water
Joan of Arc lived during this major conflict.
The Hundred Year's War
The name of a supernatural character that witches were said to made pacts with.
The Devil
The City where JFK was assassinated in 1963
Dallas, Texas
Name a KEY topic mentioned in Hammurabi's code
Agriculture, Slavery, Marriage, Contracts, Money
the term for an individual who represented the king, travelled from town to town, presiding over courts.
a Judge
How was Joan of Arc executed?
Burned at the stake.
What significant event in the history of Christianity occurred around 1500?
The Reformation
The name of JFK's most likely assassin.
Lee Harvey Oswald
Which modern country was Hammurabi's kingdom located in?
Iraq
The name of the document created after 1066 which documented land ownership and effectively created the Feudal system.
Domesday Book
What crime was Joan of Arc accused of by the English church court?
Heresy
The job description of Matthew Hopkins
Witchfinder Generalle
The beach where Harold Holt went missing.
Cheviot Beach
What was the punishment for putting out someone's eye?
having your own eye put out
Explain the right of sanctuary
Alleged criminals could stay in a church and not be touched for 40 days.
Who does the Dauphin become?
The son of the King, becomes Charles VII in this case.
The name of a work published by Heinrich Kramer in 1505 which contributed to the Witch Hunt craze.
Malleus Maleficarum: Hammer of Witches
Name of the global crisis that JFK helped avert in 1962.
Cuban Missile Crisis
What was a Plebeian?
A member of the lower classes of Rome, not part of Rome's founding families by descent (the Patricians).
What event caused the end of trial by ordeal?
Pope Innocent III officially banned the clergy from participating in trials by ordeal in 1215, effectively ending the practice, as they attempted to force divine miracles
Name one of the terms for the opposing sides in the Hundred Years' War (Not England and France). Double points (800) for both!
Burgundians and Armagnacs
What is an imp?
An imp is a small, mischievous mythological creature, often portrayed as a demon or witch's familiar in folklore.
What happened to Lee Harvey Oswald?
Assassinated by Jack Ruby two days later