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Neither Silk, Nor a Road
Barbarians No Longer
The "Great" One
Stuck in the Middle...Ages
Kings & Queens & Death
100
China's golden age of stability and achievement occurred in this dynasty.
What is the Tang Dynasty?
100
Barbarians famously sacked and destroyed this European city.
What is Rome?
100
This man forced the Saxons to convert to Christianity in an attempt to unify western Europe.
Who is Charlemagne?
100
This group of people were tied to the land they worked, and were at the bottom of the social ladder.
Who are serfs?
100
After William the Conqueror took control of England, he began a census, which is known as this book.
What is the Domesday Book?
200
Many farmers prospered in the Tang Dynasty, because the government allowed them to pay their taxes with this, not their crops.
What is money?
200
After the fall of the Roman empire, this tribe of Germanic barbarians rose as the strongest in Europe.
Who are the Franks?
200
Charlemagne was given this title on Christmas day, 800 AD.
What is Emperor of the Romans?
200
To prevent lawlessness and fighting between knights, this code was developed.
What is the Code of Chivalry?
200
William the Conqueror, was the first English king, but was from this country, not England.
What is France?
300
The magnetic compass, paper money and this explosive item were all inventions during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
What is gunpowder?
300
This man was the first Germanic ruler to convert to Catholicism.
Who is Clovis?
300
Charlemagne's eyes and ears, or this term, helped keep control of his vast territory by reporting news of dissent or rebellion.
What is "missi dominici?"
300
This was the most important part of the lives of people during the Middle Ages.
What is religion (faith, church)?
300
This document stated that the rights of people must be respected, even by the king.
What is the Magna Carta?
400
Religion was famously traded on the silk road, as many of the traders were members of the Mahayana branch of this faith.
What is Buddhism?
400
Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity were spread to the Germanic tribes thanks to these men.
Who are monks?
400
Charlemagne put a great deal of time and money into this aspect of his rule, without it you wouldn't be here today!
What is education?
400
This was called by Pope Urban II in order to recapture the Holy Land.
What is the 1st Crusade?
400
This event led to social upheaval, the end of feudalism and the death of millions of Europeans.
What is the Black Death, or the Plague? (Black Plague is not acceptable)
500
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500
This man founded a new monastic community and developed a set of guidelines for all monks to follow.
Who is Benedict of Nursia?
500
This man is the world's greatest World History teacher, and he is reading this question right now!
Who is Mr. Nugent?
500
Richard III and this Muslim leader fought each other during the 3rd Crusade.
Who is Saladin?
500
This event occurred when two popes argued over who was the true leader of the Catholic Church.
What is the Great Schism?