What year?
Marco Polo travels East
1271
Floki Vilgerdarson gave Iceland its name because he LOVED the beautiful ice crystals he found there.
FALSE
frustrated by the cold weather
I built the printing press
Gutenberg
Eric the Red, who settled Greenland, was born in
Norway
Gave a gift of falcons to Saladin
Richard the Lionhearted
Death of Joan of Arc
1431
New Zealand, settled by the Maori is the largest of the Polynesian Islands.
TRUE
I wrote the Canterbury Tales
Chaucer
It is believed by the Coptic Orthodox Church that Simon did this to move a mountain
Prayed to move a mountain
Was forced to approve the Magna Carta
King John
Battle of Hastings
1066
Wenceslas, the king of the Vikings, was known for his ruthless and violent behavior.
FALSE
King of Bohemia, kind and benevolent
For leading any army against the English, I was burned at the stake for heresy
Joan of Arc
Leif Erikson, who sailed to North America in 1003, converted to this religion after meeting the King of Norway
Christianity
First shogun of Japan
Minamoto Yoritomo
The Early Crusades
1096
Vladimir of Russia has been credited with establishing the Eastern Orthodox Church in his country
TRUE
Following the teaching of John Wycliffe, I was burned at the stake for heresy
John Huss
Though not completely historical, this play, written by William Shakespeare, is based on the real-life murderous plot against the king of Scotland
Macbeth
Started "minor brothers," or friars
Francis of Assisi
Leif Erikson discovers America
1003
The name Zimbabwe means "house of gold" and refers to great golden houses built in Africa.
FALSE
"stone"
I built the capital city of Cuzco in the middle of my empire
Pachacuti
Not always pure in his loyalties, El Cid is nonetheless remembered and even revered by many for leading the ______________ of Spain against the Muslims
Led children in a crusade
Stephen of Cloyes