Ancient China/ Japan
How did the Chinese print books?
They carved words into wooden blocks and dipped the blocks into Ink.
Who was the greatest Frankish king of all?
Charlemagne or Charles, the great
Why were the Celts and the Anglo Saxons so frightened of the Vikings who came to attack Britain?
The Vikings weren’t Christians so they didn’t leave priests, monks, churches, and monasteries alone. They also kidnapped women and children.
What was another name for the North-men or "Norsemen", the “ barbarians” who attacked the Franks?
They were called the Vikings
What was the code called that was to be followed by knights?
It was called the code of chivalry.
What was the famous “road” used by merchants from different countries to trade silk and other things?
It was Called the Silk Road
What city was relocated as the new capital of the Frankish empire?
Paris
Who was the famous leader of Wessex in the south of England that was able to resist the Viking army of Gouthorm?
His name was Alfred the great .
What peninsula did the Norsemen come from?
They came from Scandinavia.
How did the charter Magna Carta change the way that the king behaved?
Now the king had to follow the law like everyone else.
Who was the famous Mongol emperor of China?
Kublai Khan
Which Muslim Caliph corresponded with, and sent a gifts to Charlemagne?
Harun al Rashid, the famous Abbasid caliph in Baghdad.
Who was the new king that came from Normandy and invaded England?
His name was William the conqueror.
What did the Franks do to stop the Norsemen from invading the western part of France?
The franks gave the Norsemen a piece of the land, called Normandy.
What were the attempts to recapture Jerusalem by the Europeans called ?
They were called crusades.
When Yang Chien founder of the Sui dynasty in the year 581 united northern and southern China, what did his descendants do to make travel easy between the two territories?
They had a new river called the Grand Canal, dug. Over millions of slaves in the span of 10 years dug the pathway for the canal.
Who was Charlemagne‘s grandfather? And what was he famous for?
His name was Charles the hammer, and he was famous for driving out the Muslims from the city of Tours, France.
Britain is divided into four parts. Can you name them.
Britain is made up of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
What name did Eric the Red give to the land that he discovered so that other Viking settlers would come there?
Greenland
Who was Richard the lion hearted?
He was a king of England that only wanted to go off and fight battles. He went off to fight in the crusades and failed on his way. He was kidnapped and his brother John Lackland took over England.
When the people of China rebelled against Yangdi emperor of the Sui dynasty. What emperor replaced him? What was his dynasty called and known for?
Li Yuan was the first emperor of the Tang dynasty. His dynasty was known as the “Golden Age” of China, because everybody was happy and could follow their own religion, and there was a lot of trade and wealth.
What were three reasons why Charlemagne was loved and famous for?
He started schools, built new Roads and Bridges, fought wars to make his empire larger. He also spread Christianity and made more copies of the Bible. His empire goes so big and peaceful, that people thought it was like the old Roman empire. So he became known as the emperor of the Romans .
What was the New system that was placed in England after the Norman invasion and how did it work? Hint: before the farmers owned the land.
The new system, the king owned the land, and he gave land to the knights who fought for the king. The knights gave land to the peasants to farm, and the peasants gave food to the knights. This was called feudalism.
what were the three kingdoms of Scandinavia?
The Scandinavian kingdoms are Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.
What was the code that the knights had to follow about? Or what did it entail?
the knight had to swear to take care of the weak woman, monks, priests, widows, and orphans they owed loyalty to God and the church.