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Medieval Latin	What was the Latin of Charlemagne's era later known as?
Louis the Pious	Who was Charlemagne's only living son in 813?
26 years	How long did Louis the Pious reign?
840	When did the reign of Louis the Pious end?
Lothair I	Who ruled Italy after Louis the Pious?
Louis the German	Who was the middle son of Louis the Pious?
three	How many years did the civil war after the death of Louis the Pious last?
the Rhine and Rhone	Between what two rivers did Lothair receive a kingdom?
Germany	In what modern country were Louis the German's lands?
France	In what modern country were Charles the Bald's lands?
911	When did Louis the Child die?
the Vikings	What group settled in Iceland during this period?
Charles the Simple	Who was king of the Franks in 899?
Normandy	In what region of modern-day France did the Vikings settle?
Magyar	What group was defeated at the Battle of Lechfeld?
955	In what year did the Battle of Lechfeld occur?
871	When did Alfred the Great begin his reign?
the Kingdom of Alba	What was the kingdom of Kenneth MacAlpin?
Ottonian dynasty	Of what dynasty was Otto I a member?
Magyars	What group did Otto I defeat?
962	In what year did Otto I become Holy Roman Emperor?
Denmark	Along with Sweden and Norway, what country saw missionary activity in the 9th and 10th centuries?
907	Along with 860, in what year did Swedish raiders attempt to conquer Constantinople?
Asturias	Along with the kingdom of León, what Spanish kingdom was established during this period?
Russia	Along with Iceland, Normandy, Ireland and England, what other area did Scandinavians colonize during this period?
Macedonian	Of what dynasty was Leo VI a member?
913–959	During what period did Constantine VII reign?
867	When did Basil I's rule begin?
10th	During what century did John Geometres flourish?
680	In approximately what year was Bulgaria founded?
4th century	When were the Constantinian basilicas built?
the west end	In what part of the church was the monumental entrance typically placed?
the basilica	What type of architecture did the Carolingian Empire bring back into use?
transept	What is a notable architectural feature of the basilica?
perpendicular	How is the transept positioned in relation to the nave?
infantry	What was the primary military arm of Anglo-Saxon armies?
cavalry	What military arm did the Visigoths have a large amount of?
composite bow	What Scythian weapon was used during this era?
Hunnic composite bow	What weapon replaced the Scythian composite bow?
mail	Along with lamellar armor, what armor replaced scale armor?
illuminated manuscripts	Along with carved ivories, what religious works of the Early Middle Ages were common?
the Cross of Lothair	What is a notable cross made during this era?
Nagyszentmiklós	Where was a notable hoard found near the former lands of the Byzantine Empire?
Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram	What is a notable decorated book with a binding of jewel-encrusted gold?
Guarrazar	Where was a hoard from Visigothic Spain found?
heavy cavalry	The importance of what military arm increased during the Carolingian era?
Anglo-Saxon England	What region raised a militia army called the fyrd?
the crossbow	What Roman weapon began to be used again in the Early Middle Ages?
the stirrup	Along with the horseshoe, what invention important for cavalry emerged in this period?
infantry	Along with light cavalry, what military arm declined in importance during the Early Middle Ages?
80 million	What was the approximate population of Europe in 1347?
35	About how many millions of people lived in Europe in the year 1000?
90	During the High Middle Ages, what percentage of the European population consisted of rural peasants?
villages	Along with manors, where did peasants in the High Middle Ages often live?
assarting	What was the term for the practice of giving incentives to peasants to cultivate new lands?
11th and 12th	In what centuries did fiefs become hereditary?
the eldest son	In this period, who usually inherited fiefs?
wood	What were castles originally built out of?
Knights	What group constituted the lowest nobility?
9th	In what century were castles first built?
the secular clergy	What group constituted the clergy along with the regular clergy?
regular clergy	What type of clergy were monks?
less than one per cent	What percentage of the European population consisted of monks?
the nobility	What social class did many members of the regular clergy come from?
the peasant class	From what class were many parish priests?
cities	In what type of settlement did most Jews live?
the 11th and 12th	In what centuries did a Jewish community develop in England?
Christianity	What religion were Spanish Jews pressured into converting to?
Eastern	In what part of Europe did the Slavs live?
pagan	What was the religion of the Slavs?
taking care of the household	Along with gardening, animal husbandry and child-care, what work did medieval peasant women do?
brewing	Along with spinning, what income-producing work did peasant women engage in?
help with field-work	What did peasant women do when it was time for the harvest?
nuns	What role did women fill in the Church?
Baltic	What sea were the Hanseatic cities located on?
Genoa	Along with Venice and Pisa, what was a notable Italian maritime republic?
Marco Polo	Who wrote The Travels of Marco Polo?
double-entry bookkeeping	What accounting method was utilized in this period?
Italy	In what region was gold coinage first reintroduced?
Hungary	Along with Poland, what Central European kingdom was formed during the High Middle Ages?
Árpád	Who was king when the Magyars settled in Hungary?
1198	When did the papacy of Innocent III begin?
England	Along with France and Spain, the kings of what country consolidated power in the High Middle Ages?
900	In approximately what year did the Magyars settle in Hungary?
Ottonian	What dynasty controlled Germany in the early High Middle Ages?
Salian	What dynasty ruled Germany starting in 1024?
1084	When did Henry IV's reign begin?
Investiture Controversy	The clash between Henry IV and the pope was part of what greater conflict?
Frederick II	What was the regnal name of Frederick I Barbarossa's grandson?
William the Conqueror	Who was Duke of Normandy in 1066?
1066–87	During what period did William reign over England?
1085	When did Robert Guiscard die?
Kingdom of Sicily	What kingdom grew out of the duchy founded by Robert Guiscard?
Angevin	To what dynasty did Henry II belong?
the Reconquista	What was the name of the Christian reconquest of Iberia from the Muslims?
five	How many major Christian kingdoms existed in Iberia around 1150?
Navarre	Along with León, Portugal, Aragon and Castile, what major Christian kingdom existed in Iberia around 1150?
the Caliphate of Córdoba	What Islamic state controlled southern Iberia until 1031?
the Almohad Caliphate	What Islamic state controlled southern Iberia in the 1170s?
1060s	During what decade did the Seljuk Turks occupy Armenia?

Medieval Latin

What was the Latin of Charlemagne's era later known as?

Louis the Pious

Who was Charlemagne's only living son in 813?

26 years

How long did Louis the Pious reign?

840

When did the reign of Louis the Pious end?

Lothair I

Who ruled Italy after Louis the Pious?

Louis the German

Who was the middle son of Louis the Pious?

three

How many years did the civil war after the death of Louis the Pious last?

the Rhine and Rhone

Between what two rivers did Lothair receive a kingdom?

Germany

In what modern country were Louis the German's lands?

France

In what modern country were Charles the Bald's lands?

911

When did Louis the Child die?

the Vikings

What group settled in Iceland during this period?

Charles the Simple

Who was king of the Franks in 899?

Normandy

In what region of modern-day France did the Vikings settle?

Magyar

What group was defeated at the Battle of Lechfeld?

955

In what year did the Battle of Lechfeld occur?

871

When did Alfred the Great begin his reign?

the Kingdom of Alba

What was the kingdom of Kenneth MacAlpin?

Ottonian dynasty

Of what dynasty was Otto I a member?

Magyars

What group did Otto I defeat?

962

In what year did Otto I become Holy Roman Emperor?

Denmark

Along with Sweden and Norway, what country saw missionary activity in the 9th and 10th centuries?

907

Along with 860, in what year did Swedish raiders attempt to conquer Constantinople?

Asturias

Along with the kingdom of León, what Spanish kingdom was established during this period?

Russia

Along with Iceland, Normandy, Ireland and England, what other area did Scandinavians colonize during this period?

Macedonian

Of what dynasty was Leo VI a member?

913–959

During what period did Constantine VII reign?

867

When did Basil I's rule begin?

10th

During what century did John Geometres flourish?

680

In approximately what year was Bulgaria founded?

4th century

When were the Constantinian basilicas built?

the west end

In what part of the church was the monumental entrance typically placed?

the basilica

What type of architecture did the Carolingian Empire bring back into use?

transept

What is a notable architectural feature of the basilica?

perpendicular

How is the transept positioned in relation to the nave?

infantry

What was the primary military arm of Anglo-Saxon armies?

cavalry

What military arm did the Visigoths have a large amount of?

composite bow

What Scythian weapon was used during this era?

Hunnic composite bow

What weapon replaced the Scythian composite bow?

mail

Along with lamellar armor, what armor replaced scale armor?

illuminated manuscripts

Along with carved ivories, what religious works of the Early Middle Ages were common?

the Cross of Lothair

What is a notable cross made during this era?

Nagyszentmiklós

Where was a notable hoard found near the former lands of the Byzantine Empire?

Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram

What is a notable decorated book with a binding of jewel-encrusted gold?

Guarrazar

Where was a hoard from Visigothic Spain found?

heavy cavalry

The importance of what military arm increased during the Carolingian era?

Anglo-Saxon England

What region raised a militia army called the fyrd?

the crossbow

What Roman weapon began to be used again in the Early Middle Ages?

the stirrup

Along with the horseshoe, what invention important for cavalry emerged in this period?

infantry

Along with light cavalry, what military arm declined in importance during the Early Middle Ages?

80 million

What was the approximate population of Europe in 1347?

35

About how many millions of people lived in Europe in the year 1000?

90

During the High Middle Ages, what percentage of the European population consisted of rural peasants?

villages

Along with manors, where did peasants in the High Middle Ages often live?

assarting

What was the term for the practice of giving incentives to peasants to cultivate new lands?

11th and 12th

In what centuries did fiefs become hereditary?

the eldest son

In this period, who usually inherited fiefs?

wood

What were castles originally built out of?

Knights

What group constituted the lowest nobility?

9th

In what century were castles first built?

the secular clergy

What group constituted the clergy along with the regular clergy?

regular clergy

What type of clergy were monks?

less than one per cent

What percentage of the European population consisted of monks?

the nobility

What social class did many members of the regular clergy come from?

the peasant class

From what class were many parish priests?

cities

In what type of settlement did most Jews live?

the 11th and 12th

In what centuries did a Jewish community develop in England?

Christianity

What religion were Spanish Jews pressured into converting to?

Eastern

In what part of Europe did the Slavs live?

pagan

What was the religion of the Slavs?

taking care of the household

Along with gardening, animal husbandry and child-care, what work did medieval peasant women do?

brewing

Along with spinning, what income-producing work did peasant women engage in?

help with field-work

What did peasant women do when it was time for the harvest?

nuns

What role did women fill in the Church?

Baltic

What sea were the Hanseatic cities located on?

Genoa

Along with Venice and Pisa, what was a notable Italian maritime republic?

Marco Polo

Who wrote The Travels of Marco Polo?

double-entry bookkeeping

What accounting method was utilized in this period?

Italy

In what region was gold coinage first reintroduced?

Hungary

Along with Poland, what Central European kingdom was formed during the High Middle Ages?

Árpád

Who was king when the Magyars settled in Hungary?

1198

When did the papacy of Innocent III begin?

England

Along with France and Spain, the kings of what country consolidated power in the High Middle Ages?

900

In approximately what year did the Magyars settle in Hungary?

Ottonian

What dynasty controlled Germany in the early High Middle Ages?

Salian

What dynasty ruled Germany starting in 1024?

1084

When did Henry IV's reign begin?

Investiture Controversy

The clash between Henry IV and the pope was part of what greater conflict?

Frederick II

What was the regnal name of Frederick I Barbarossa's grandson?

William the Conqueror

Who was Duke of Normandy in 1066?

1066–87

During what period did William reign over England?

1085

When did Robert Guiscard die?

Kingdom of Sicily

What kingdom grew out of the duchy founded by Robert Guiscard?

Angevin

To what dynasty did Henry II belong?

the Reconquista

What was the name of the Christian reconquest of Iberia from the Muslims?

five

How many major Christian kingdoms existed in Iberia around 1150?

Navarre

Along with León, Portugal, Aragon and Castile, what major Christian kingdom existed in Iberia around 1150?

the Caliphate of Córdoba

What Islamic state controlled southern Iberia until 1031?

the Almohad Caliphate

What Islamic state controlled southern Iberia in the 1170s?

1060s

During what decade did the Seljuk Turks occupy Armenia?