Lesson 1
After Charlemagne's empire collapsed, what happened?
The German part of the kingdom was divided among a number of dukes.
When did King Henry appoint Becket to be the archbishop of Canterbury?
1162
what does "deus le veult" mean?
It means, "God wills it!"
What happened in the early 700's?
Muslims ruled most of the Iberian Peninsula.
What happened in the 1340's?
Rumors reached Europe about a terrifying illness in the Far East.
Who was the king of France?
King Phillip II
What happened in the 400's?
Germanic tribes began settling in the east of Britain.
What happened in 1096?
Farmers in northern France paused in their plowing to listen to a distant roar.
What happened in the middle of the 1200s?
All that was left of Moorish Spain was the Kingdom of Granada.
What happened in 1347?
ships began drifting into Italian ports filled with dead or dying crews.
What happened to Otto the Great in 962?
He persuaded the pope to crown him emperor.
When the Normans misunderstood and panicked, what did they do?
They attacked the people and set fire to nearby houses.
people who took what made many sacrifices?
People who "took the cross."
What happened by 1050?
The Christian kingdoms in northern Spain were more united.
What happened with the plague in the 1300s?
The plague was only one of a series of disasters to strike Europe.
What happened between the 900's 1200's?
There were only a few strong rulers in Europe.
The real power in England was held by a noble family called what?
The Goldwins.
What did the Crusaders have to face?
They had to face robbery, hunger, and disease before even encountering the enemy.
What happened in 1229?
James I of Aragon also captured Majorca, a small island off the east coast of Iberia.
When was the Battle of Crecy?
1346
What happened in 1073?
An Italian monk named Hildebrand became Pope Gregory VII.
The Battle of Hastling wiped out many great Anglo-Saxon noble families. How many local landowners were there?
5,000 local landowners.
What did Pope Urban II call on?
He called on the "soldiers of Christ."
In the great mosque, how many volumes are there?
400,000 volumes.
When was the battle of Agincourt?
1415