When in Rome...
The most powerful and largest Empire in history
What is the Roman Empire?
A period of decline and religion
The Dark Ages
Something very few people could do
Read
Lives in a Monastery, copied religious texts
What is a Monk
Worked the land, but did not own it
Peasants/serfs
The influence of the Roman Empire affected every aspect of life, such as....
What is religion, culture, social hierarchy, language and architecture
Something to believe in, provided hope for the hopeless
What is religion
The Church replaced this job in society
The Emperor
Seafaring warriors from Scandinavia
What are the Vikings
He's a 10 but, he has to protect his Lord and potentially fight to the death
A Knight
Several weak emperors, land got too large to defend, invasions by barbarians, poverty and job loss, spread of Christianity
What is the Fall of the Roman Empire
Primary religion in the West
What is Christianity
The Power of the Church was attained through
Fear and Guilt
An invention that allowed new territories to be discovered and subsequently taken over
What are longships
Lived in wooden houses surrouded by walls for protection, ate lots of meat, got to boss people around
Who is a Lord/Noble
Famine, Poverty, War - all a result of
What is the Roman Empire falling
Did not have as much power as you might've believed
What is the royal family
Christianity was spread by
Thor, Freyam Odin, Loki, gods and goddesses, myths and legends
What is "Norse mythology"
Christians who questioned the Church, or didn't follow things exactly as dictated
What are "Heretics"
What are cities
Most powerful institution
Kings were required to obey him, seen as receiving his powers from God, also God's representative on earth
Who is the Pope
The social hierarchy during the middle ages
Feudalism
A holy war for land, expelling of "infidels"
The Crusades