Kings and Emperors
What Roman Emperor moved the capital to Byzantium and renamed it after himself?
Constantine
What King stricken by leprosy saved Jerusalem from the Muslim forces under Saladin?
Baldwin IV
What did the Japanese call the storms that saved them from Mongol invasions?
Kami Kaza
What Mayan city formed an alliance with Mayapan and Uxmal to control the peninsula?
Chichen Itza
What was the name of the French girl who helped regain control of France during the 100 years war?
Joan of Arc
Who was one of the richest people in history, ruler of the Mali Empire?
Mansa Musa
What was the name of the military order that helped the wounded and sick and had one of the first examples of an ambulance?
Knight Hospitaller
Why do we call our laguage "Castellano"
Because it's from the kingdom of Castilla
What Empire was the traditional rival of the Byzantine Romans and was unable to resist the Muslim expansion due to wasting its resources by fighting Constantinople?
Persians
What was the name of Justinian´s wife who became empress after being a prostitute?
Theodora
Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?
Charlemagne
What English king fought against Saladin in the Third Crusade?
Richard the Lion Heart
How did the women of Weinsberg save their men during a civil war in the Holy Roman Empire?
By carrying them on their backs
What Abbassid capital city was destroyed by the Mongols causing a severe loss of life and knowledge?
Bhagdad
What noblewoman was the queen of France, went to a crusade with her own army, divorced and, became queen of England?
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Who was the most notable Caliph during the Abbassid dynasty? He was known for dressing as a lay persona and walking through the city to see how his people were doing
Harrun Al Rashid
What is the name of the "army" that protects the Holy see (The Pope) up to this day?
Swiss guard
What military order started modern banking?
Knights Templars
What did the Vikings call America?
Vindland
Who was the only Roman Empress known for ordering her own son to be blinded?
Irene of Athens
What was the real name of Genghis Khan?
Temujin
What do we call the conflict that had the Christian forces take back the Iberian peninsula from the Moors (Arabs)?
Reconquista
What was the name of the commercial trade route that extended from China all the way to Europe?
Silk Road
What country resisted the Mongol invasion by evacuating the capital and fighting from the jungles?
Vietnam
What Russ queen is a saint in the catholic church and is called the vengeful for burning down a whole city using birds and pidgions?
Olga of Kyev