Medieval General Knowledge
What is the name of kingdom that inherited the title of 'Roman Emperor' in the year 800?
The Frankish Kingdom
What animal carried the plague and gave it to humans?
Fleas
Who was the 'worst' king of of England who was made to sign Magna Carta?
John II
Name a technique that Renaissance artists started to employ regularly in their paintings.
Perspective
New Colours
Realism
New Themes (non-Christian influences)
Which came first, the Italian or the Northern Renaissance?
Italian
Vikings did NOT have these on their hats
Horns
Roughly what percent of the population of Europe did the Black Death kill?
33-66% (anything in that range)
The philosophy that valued human knowledge and questioned the power of existing social systems in the 14th century is called?
Humanism
The Italian Renaissance looked back to what empire for inspiration in art, architecture, and literature?
The Roman Empire
Name the famous English playwright who put his plays on at The Globe in London?
William Shakespeare
Who were the two main leaders against each other during the Third Crusade?
Richard the Lionheart of England and Saladin
What year did the Black Death reach Europe?
1347
What was a person who held a fief from a lord called?
A vassal
What organisation did many humanists dislike while still being part of?
The Catholic Church
Which profession began advancing the study of anatomy?
Artists, they wanted to be able to draw human figures better
If a knight was very honourable, a great warrior, and good to other nobles, he would be described as ______?
Chivalrous
Having chivalry
Who was the 'Maid of Orleans' who helped the French start winning the Hundred Years War?
Joan of Arc
England finished its journey to Constitutional Monarchy with the signing of what document in 1689?
The Bill of Rights
What crime did people who ended up in the 9th circle of Hell in Dante's Inferno (the lowest level) commit?
Treachery or Betrayal
How did Leonardo di Vinci improve the design of Roman chariots?
He put a big spinning set of blades on the front to chop people up.
What year did the First Crusade capture Jerusalem?
1099
How many years was the Hundred Years War?
116 years
The city states of Florence and Milan both flipped between which two types of government?
Oligarchy and Aristocracy
Who was Lisa in 'The Mona Lisa' and when did she get her painting?
Lisa del Giocondo was the wife of a merchant, and she never received it. Leonardo either never finished it or never gave it up.
What book did Sir Thomas Moore write in a small district in London, the title of which translates in English to 'No place'?
Utopia