This goes into steep decline not long after it prospered.
What is feudalism?
100
Considered the father of English philosophy.
Who is Roger Bacon?
100
Little is known about this author, who wrote "Piers Plowman"
Who is William Langland?
100
This was the dominant language of the Catholic church.
What is Latin?
200
The name of the hierarchical socioeconomic system of the Middle Ages--built upon reciprocal arrangements between social classes.
What is feudalism?
200
This group of people tried to hold an uprising in 1381 to protest treatment, but were quashed.
What are peasants?
200
Developed the first printing press in 1454.
Who is Johann Gutenburg?
200
One of England's greatest writers, he was a part of royalty.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
200
Chivalry comes from a French word that means this.
What is horseman, or knight?
300
Person who took control during the invasion, nicknamed "The Conquerer"
Who is King William I?
300
What group was the highest order of estates that was encouraged during the Middle Ages?
What is the clergy (church)?
300
Developed the first English printing press in 1476.
Who is William Caxton?
300
This harp-like instrument was used while reciting prose.
What is a lyre?
300
Knights often went on these, which is a hero's journey toward a goal.
What is a quest?
400
The name of the person who granted property rights.
What is the lord (overlord)?
400
What event had the paradoxical answer of creating work and allowing cultures to thrive?
What is the Black Death?
400
He translated the Bible into English in 1372.
Who is John Wycliffe?
400
Lyric poems fall into these two categories.
What is religious and secular?
400
This style retold popular tales about a great chief who mysteriously disappeared, but promised to return when his people needed him.
What is Arthurian Legend?
500
This group received lands called manors.
Who are knights?
500
Most of this author's works take place during this time period, although he did not live during this time.
Who is William Shakespeare?
500
This man was arrested in 1451 for a variety of criminal acts including brawling, escaping from prison, plundering the Abbey of Combe, extorting money, and committing rape
Who is Sir Thomas Malory?
500
This is a word to describe a folk song that told a story.
What is a ballad?
500
This is a figurative mode of representation conveying a meaning other than the literal.