The Middle Ages
This class of nobles were soldiers and law enforcement, and were tasked with keeping the peace in various kingdoms
Who were knights?
This is the technical name of the Black Death, named so for the glands that would become infected
What is the Bubonic Plague?
This family of Italian bankers helped to fund new Renaissance artists during the 15th century
Who were the Medici's?
Henry VIII wanted to marry the hot chick, so he separated from the Catholic Church and created this new denomination
What is the Church of England?
This was a process of paying money for a pardon of sins or reward for good behavior
What were indulgences?
These two powerful figures frequently argued or disagreed on how the kingdoms should be ruled
Who are the king and the pope?
These two animals spread the plague from Asia, when the Mongols brought it traveling along the Silk Road
What are fleas and rats?
This famous engineer and scientist is actually most well known for a painting of an unknown woman with a mysterious smile
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This first wife of Henry VIII was married to him for 24 years before he divorced her....but at least she got to keep her head
Catherine of Aragon
This German monk was dissatisfied with the church, and wrote his 95 theses to address these issues
Who was Martin Luther?
The Middle Ages are also known by these two other historical terms
What are the Medieval Era and the Dark Ages?
This term, a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease that affects a particular region, refers to the Black Death
What is an epidemic?
This German printer was the first person in Europe to mass-produce books using movable type
Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
This fourth wife of Henry VIII possibly catfished him when he claimed that she didn't look like the portrait of her, which convinced him to propose
Who was Anne of Cleves?
John Calvin began Calvinism, a religion in which his followers believe in salvation through this
What is predestination?
The legal document was signed by English King John and established the rule of law
What was the Magna Carta?
These are three ways in which people attempted to stop the plague (give me two ways)
What are leeching, lancing, and flagellanti (self-inflicted punishment)?
This Renaissance scientist proved that the Earth revolved around the sun, which supported the controversial theory proposed by Nicolas Copernicus
Who was Galileo Galilei?
These two female daughters of Henry VIII would fight over control of England after his death
Who are Mary and Elizabeth?
The Reformation was a time period in which Christianity in Europe split into these two major denominations
What are Catholic and Protestant?
These brutal wars between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land lasted from the 11th through the 13th centuries
What were the crusades?
Up to this percentage of the population of Europe died due to the Black Death
What is 75% of Europe?
There are several characteristics of Renaissance art, including these (give me three characteristics)
What are classical figures, Christian themes, accurate anatomy, personal portraits, symmetry, balance, light and shadow, and perspective?
These two wives lost their heads.....one for not being able to produce a male heir, and the other for having intimate relations outside the marriage
Who were Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard?
These two religious leaders taught that the Bible had more authority than church leaders - and they were declared heretics, people who disagree with the church's teachings
Who were John Wycliffe and Jan Huss?