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Medieval Potpourri
100

He conquered England in 1066 by winning the battle of Hastings; afterwards he introduced Feudalism to England

Who is William the Conqueror?

100

Meaning great Charter, signed by King John, granted rights to the nobility

What is the Magna Carta?

100

There name denotes their history of slavery

Who are the Slavs?

100

The number of attacks against Europe by Muslim invaders before the First Crusade

What is 400 attacks in 400 years?

100

Style of Architecture that replaced the Romanesque

What is the Gothic?

200

He married Eleanor of Aquitaine, but imprisoned her in the Tower.

Who is Henry II?

200

The council developed by Edward I that included an upper house of nobles and clergy and a lower house of commoners

What is Parliament?

200

First Kievan state (ruled by Vladimir who married a Byzantine princess and converted to Christianity)

What is Rus?

200

European Leader of the Third Crusade

Who is Richard I The Lionhearted?

200

Architectural device that allowed Gothic Cathedrals to be taller, full of windows, and open spaced inside for example Notre Dame or Chatres

What is the Flying Buttress?

300

Bring me the body! (an arraignment)

What is Habeas Corpus?

300

French king of the Capetian Dynasty that began to create a powerful French monarchy?

Who is Philip II?

300

Novgorod prince who defended Novgorod against Mongol attack in 1240 AD

Who is Alexander Nevsky?

300

This Queen was a European leader of the Second Crusade

Who is Eleanor of France (Aquitaine)?

300

Utilized groups of scholars to instruct groups of students in a variety of subjects.  The first being in France and Italy then later in England

What is a university?

400

Assasintaed in his own cathedral by order of his best friend, the king.

Who is Thomas Beckett?

400

First Capetian King of France

Who is Hugh Capet?

400

First Russian Czar

Who is Ivan III?

400

The Pope that declared Deus Walt and began the First Crusade

Who is Pope Urban II?

400

The study of God

What is Theology?

500

The first census of England

What is the Domesday Book?

500

Philip IV called this first representative body in France into session.  This body was made of three estates: Clergy, nobility, and commoner

What is the estates General?

500

Believed to have founded Russia

Who is Rurik?

500

Muslim general responsible for Muslim victories in the second crusade and a reasonable truce in the third crusade

Who is Saladin?

500

This philosophy founded by Anselm and championed by Aquinas held that faith did not have to contradict reason the two could coexist

What is Scholasticism?