Women of the Middle Ages
William the Conquerer
Henry II
Thomas Becket
Eleanor of Aquitane
100

The leader of a convent.

Who is the abbess?

100

The right to be a ruler (idiom).

What is "claim to the throne."

100

A place where legal matters are presented and decisions made about disputes or people who have broken the law.

What is court?

100

Showing deep religious feelings.

What is devout?

100

To cancel; to make no longer legal or true.

What is annul?

200

A person who writes music.

Who is a composer?

200

A person who takes control of a territory after an invasion. 

What is a conquerer?

200

A series of rulers who are all from the same family.

What is dynasty?

200

A punishment given by a high-ranking religious official saying that a person can no longer be part of the Church.

What is excommunication?

200

Religious wars during the Middle Ages in which Christians from Europe attempted to recover territory from Muslims in the Middle East.

What are the crusades?

300

Cleanliness

What is hygeine?

300

The activities of a leader or ruler running a government.

What is politics?

300

A group of people who listen to information presented during a trial in a court and make decisions about whether someone is guilty or innocent.

What is a jury?
300

A long and bitter argument.

What is a feud?

300

A female noble who is the wife or widow of a duke or who rules a small territory herself.

What is a duchess?

400

A school where advanced learning is taught.

What is an university?

400

Money collected from citizens by the government.

What is tax?

400

A person who becomes king, queen, or leader after the recent leader's death.

What is successor?

400

A journey undertaken for religious purposes.

What is a pilgrimage?

400

Be the center of attention, be surrounded by people who want to talk, listen, and entertain. (Idiom)

What is "hold court"?

500

An image in one's mind or imagination that others can't see.

What is a vision?

500

A place considered holy because it is associated with a religious person or saint.

What is a shrine?

500

An improvement.

What is reform?