20 Questions
Which architectural style evolved in medieval Europe in the early 1100s?
Gothic
What was the purpose of the Inquisition?
To suppress heresy
Where is the Holy Land located?
Palestine
Who called for a 'holy war' in 1093?
Pope Urban II
What is simony?
The practice of selling positions in the Church
What term is synonymous with 'holy war' to take control of the Holy Land?
Crusade
What was the Reconquista?
The effort to drive the Muslims out of Spain
What was the Children's Crusade?
A pilgrimage by children to conquer Jerusalem
Who was the English king who led the Third Crusade to regain the Holy Land?
King Richard I
Who was the Muslim leader who allowed Christians to visit the Holy Land after reaching a truce with the English king in 1192?
Saladin
Which event weakened the power of the Church by relocating the papacy from Rome to Avignon?
The Great Schism
Who was the French duke who began a dynasty of French kings that ruled France from 987 to 1328?
Hugh Capet
What is the unified body of law that became the basis for law in many English-speaking countries called?
Common Law
Who introduced the use of juries to the English judicial system?
Henry II
What was the document that guaranteed basic political rights and limited the English king’s powers called?
The Magna Carta
Who was the English king who defeated the Anglo-Saxons to conquer England?
William the Conquerer
What was the assembly made up of the First, Second, and Third Estates called?
The Estates General
Who said that logic could prove many religious truths?
Thomas Aquinas
What was the deadly disease that had many social and economic effects on the European population called?
The Bubonic Plague
Who helped rescue France from its English conquerors?
Joan of Arc
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