Famous Rulers
He was the most powerful Islamic ruler of the time, being ruler of Syria and Egypt.
Who was Saladin?
The continent that is directly east of Europe.
What is Asia?
The Bubonic Plague, or Black Death, spreads across Europe, killing a large percentage of the population.
What is the 14th century?
People were often burned at the stake for this magical crime.
What is witchcraft?
A group of seafaring Scandinavians famous for raiding coastal villages across Europe.
Who are the Vikings?
Having fought bravely in the crusades, historians gave this English king his zoological nickname.
Who is Richard the Lionheart?
The country where Constantinople would be today.
Where is Turkey?
Charlemagne is born, and the battle of Tours is fought.
What is the 8th century?
The class of free citizens who work the land and pay taxes to lords.
Who are serfs?
A soldier paid to fight for someone.
What is a mercenary?
The English Barons forced this king to sign the Magna Carta in 1215.
Who is King John?
Rome was the central city of this religion.
What is Christianity?
Edward the Confessor dies, William the Conqueror invades England.
What is the 11th century?
In this season, nobility host parties to keep themselves occupied. Commoners get a small amount of rest.
What is Winter?
A piece of land granted by a monarch to their barons.
What is a fief?
This religious ruler called upon all Europeans to fight in the crusades.
Who is Pope Urban II?
DAILY DOUBLE!
The medieval kingdom where the modern city of Madrid now sits.
What is Castile?
A deadly endemic begins in Sardinia, but Quinto Tiberio Angelerio created the first quarantine ruleset.
What is the 16th century?
The fraction of the year the harvest usually lasted for.
What is 1/3?
An explosive mixture of charcoal, saltpeter, and sulfur.
What is gunpowder?
This Frankish ruler was remember as noble and good, but is often overshadowed by the accomplishments of his son Charlemagne.
Who is Pepin the Short?
The river upon which Paris sits.
What is the Seine?
The Hundred Years' War ended in this century, the same one that the Renaissance started.
What is the 15th century?
The most common denomination of Christianity in Russia during the middle ages.
What is the Eastern Orthodox Church?
A association of merchants, craftsman, and artisans who often hold considerable power in their communities.
What is a guild?