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Medieval Mystery
100
This Roman emperor’s victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge marked a turning point for Christianity in the Roman Empire.
Who is Constantine?
100
The Iconoclast Controversy in this empire centered on the debate over the veneration of religious images and was eventually condemned by the Second Council of Nicaea in 787 CE.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
100
The First Crusade resulted in the establishment of a Latin kingdom centered in this city.
What is Jerusalem?
100
This document, signed in 1215, established the principle that the king is subject to the law.
What is Magna Carta?
100
This architectural masterpiece is considered the symbol of Byzantine spirituality and engineering.
What is Hagia Sophia?
100
The primary setting of The Name of the Rose, where the story's mystery unfolds, is a monastery run by this religious order.
Who are the Benedictines?
200
What was the administrative reform implemented by Diocletian to divide the empire into manageable regions?
What is the tetrarchy?
200
This council reaffirmed Catholic doctrines and initiated reforms in response to the Protestant Reformation.
What is the Council of Trent?
200
The Hundred Years’ War was fought primarily over territorial claims to this crown.
What is the French crown?
200
This medieval monarch is credited with establishing the Exchequer, a financial accounting system in England.
Who is Henry I?
200
This epic tapestry depicts the Norman Conquest and legitimizes William the Conqueror’s claim to the English throne.
What is the Bayeux Tapestry?
200
The protagonist, William of Baskerville, solves mysteries using logic and this type of reasoning method.
What is deductive reasoning?
300
The Edict of Milan, issued in 313 CE, legalized this practice within the Roman Empire.
What is Christianity?
300
This German protestant reformer's theological principle of sola fide emphasized salvation by faith alone.
Who is Martin Luther?
300
This young French leader rallied her troops to victories during the Hundred Years’ War and helped legitimize Charles VII as king.
Who is Joan of Arc?
300
This term refers to the communal farming system that emerged in medieval Europe.
What is the manor?
300
This Renaissance movement emphasized the study of classical texts and human potential in language, history, and ethics.
What is humanism?
300
The murders in the story are linked to this deadly substance, secretly applied to the pages of a forbidden book by Aristotle.
What is poison?
400
This emperor's legal reforms were codified in the Corpus Juris Civilis, influencing European law for centuries.
Who is Justinian?
400
This Protestant reformer is associated with the doctrine of predestination and led a theocratic government in Geneva.
Who is John Calvin?
400
The Norman Conquest of England was commemorated in this famous embroidered historical record.
What is the Bayeux Tapestry?
400
This Frankish ruler was crowned emperor by the Pope in 800 CE, symbolizing a revival of the Western Roman Empire.
Who is Charlemagne?
400
These epic stories about Erik the Red, Vinland and Njáls of Iceland provide insight into Norse society, values, and exploration.
What are Viking sagas?
400
As the plot thickens, tensions arise between the papacy and this religious order within the medieval Church regarding the poverty of Jesus and the Church.
Who are the Franciscans?
500
This emperor divided the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western halves, appointing co-emperors to rule alongside him.
Who is Diocletian?
500
The Scholastic movement of the High Middle Ages sought to integrate this philosopher's works with Christian theology.
Who is Aristotle?
500
This revolt, triggered by exorbitant taxes, shook England in 1381.
What is the Peasants' Revolt?
500
This reform movement in the 10th and 11th centuries aimed to purify monastic life and reduce corruption in the Church.
What is the Cluniac reform movement?
500
This medieval book, commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, provided a detailed record of land ownership and resources in England.
What is the Domesday Book?
500
This labyrinthine structure, heavily guarded by the abbot, symbolizes the complexities of knowledge, power, and secrecy within the medieval Church.
What is the library?