People
He successfully invaded England in 1066
William the Conqueror (William of Normandy)
After 476AD the Eastern half of the Roman Empire became this...
The Byzantine Empire
Took place in 1066; the last time a foreign power invaded England
The Norman Invasion
Belief in a single god
Monotheism
Wednesday is named for this Norse god
Odin
He was commissioned by the Pope to paint frescoes on the ceiling and walls of the Sistine Chapel
Michaelangelo
The Crusades were fought for control of the Holy Land, particularly this city
Jerusalem
This was a series of Holy Wars between the Islamic Caliphate and Christian armies under the direction of the Pope
The Crusades
Entrance to this place was the eternal reward for Vikings that died heroically in battle
Valhalla
These Germanic tribes settled and gained control in Britain after the Romans
The Anglo-Saxons
He was a German monk and theologian, often credited with starting the reformation
Martin Luther
This self governing nation state, the smallest country in the world, is the home of the Pope and centre of Roman Catholicism
The Vatican
The Black Death was an outbreak of this
Bubonic Plague
Emphasizing to human potential, achievements and needs rather than divine or supernatural matters
Humanism
This is the Holy Month in Islam, where muslims fast during the hours of daylight
Ramadan
He is credited with creating the Church of England after a series of disagreements with the Pope
Henry VIII
In medieval England this was a section of the country that was control by the Vikings
The Danelaw
Gutenberg's invention of this led to an increase in literacy and interpretation of religion
The Printing Press
The sale of these by the Church was seen as corrupt and was one of the factors leading to the reformation
Indulgences
These monuments throughout Scandinavia are large slabs of rock inscribed with the names and deeds of different Vikings
Runestones
They were a wealthy family of Italian merchants and bankers that financed much of the art and artists during the Renaissance.
The Medici
Around the year 1000 Vikings established a short lived settlement in North America on what would later become
Newfoundland
The Norman Invasion has been depicted in this 70 metre long work of embroidery.
The Bayeux Tapestry
This was thought by some to be a way to prevent infection or slow the spread of the black plague by appeasing God's anger and desire to cause suffering
Flagellation
This was commissioned by William the Conqueror in attempt to understand the size and wealth of his new Kingdom
The Domesday Book