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At which monastery in what is now an island in Scotland did the Irish monk Columba reside

Iona

What was the capital of flanders

Gent

What is the name of the Spanish city where Christians were martyrs in the ninth century

Cordova

Which Lancashire local district became famous for cases of witchcraft

Pendle

Which was not part of the vocations of medieval friars

Strict enclosure in their monasteries

At what German monastery was Hildergand of Binge left by her parents at only aged 8

Disibodenberg

In what year was the last Cathar priest burned

1321

In what year was the last Cathar priest burned

1321

Where was the 1648 peace of west Phalia negotiated

Osnabruck

Who ruled Sicily between 1091-1266

Normans

The two most influential order of friars were the fan ciscans and the carthusians

False

Most of the written sources of Viking activity from the period itself are considered impartial

False

The Icelandic saga were first written in the Viking age

False

Iceland is the location of the worlds oldest parliament, what is it called?

Althing

A massacre of supposed Cathar heretic was carried out in Bezier

1209

The 12th and 13th century witnessed a more general tolerance to women in warefare

True

After what fortified town in south France was the crusade against Cathar named

Albi

After what fortified town in south France was the crusade against Cathar named

Albi

A group of women who follow a semi monastic life without taking permanent vows we known as

Beguines

After what fortified town in south France was the crusade against Cathar named

Albi

A group of women who follow a semi monastic life without taking permanent vows we known as

Beguines

Scandinavians who were active in the imperial Byzantine army are often thought to be apart of the ______ guard

Varangian

After what fortified town in south France was the crusade against Cathar named

Albi

A group of women who follow a semi monastic life without taking permanent vows we known as

Beguines

Scandinavians who were active in the imperial Byzantine army are often thought to be apart of the ______ guard

Varangian

In what century was the first Latin translation of the Quran made

12th

What was the modern city of Bubrounik called in the Middle Ages

Ragusa

After what fortified town in south France was the crusade against Cathar named

Albi

A group of women who follow a semi monastic life without taking permanent vows we known as

Beguines

Scandinavians who were active in the imperial Byzantine army are often thought to be apart of the ______ guard

Varangian

In what century was the first Latin translation of the Quran made

12th

What was the modern city of Bubrounik called in the Middle Ages

Ragusa

In what year were the Jew expelled from England

1290

The concept of the Middle Ages comes from the period in the renaissance when they thought they were being more like the Romans

True

After what fortified town in south France was the crusade against Cathar named

Albi

A group of women who follow a semi monastic life without taking permanent vows we known as

Beguines

Scandinavians who were active in the imperial Byzantine army are often thought to be apart of the ______ guard

Varangian

In what century was the first Latin translation of the Quran made

12th

What was the modern city of Bubrounik called in the Middle Ages

Ragusa

In what year were the Jew expelled from England

1290

The concept of the Middle Ages comes from the period in the renaissance when they thought they were being more like the Romans

True

What was the resident city of the Habsburg dynasty from 1440s

Vienna

During the 16th century where in Rome did the pope reside

Vatican City

What town is the famous tapestry that depicts the Norman conquest

Bayeux

What major religious and mercantile centre in Mexico did Hernan Cortes have his men massacre 6,000 indigenous people

Cholula

Who developed the printing press in Germany

Johannes Gutenberg

Krak des chevalier in modern day Syria was the most famous castle monastery of which order

Hospitaller

In what family was the Duggar family based

Augsburg

At what double monastery founded by Benedict Biscop did the venerable Belle reside

Monk wearmouth jarrow

Friar missionary’s we’re operating in China in the 13th and 14th century

True

Who was the first ruler of Jerusalem

Baldwin I

Who was the first ruler of Jerusalem

Baldwin I

The first crusade was announced at the council of…

Clermont

What was the seat of the papacy from 1309-1577, a period referred to by some as the Babylonian captivity

Avignon

Who translated the Latin Quran

Robert Ketton

The regional availability of which metal is thought to have encouraged the eastward Viking expansion

Silver

Which pope launched the first crusade

Urban II

Who translated the Latin Quran

Robert Ketton

The regional availability of which metal is thought to have encouraged the eastward Viking expansion

Silver

Which pope launched the first crusade

Urban II

Emperor Henry IV performed penance in the snow in the city of Canoas’s in 1077 to end his excommunication with which pope

Gregory VII

Who translated the Latin Quran

Robert Ketton

The regional availability of which metal is thought to have encouraged the eastward Viking expansion

Silver

Which pope launched the first crusade

Urban II

Emperor Henry IV performed penance in the snow in the city of Canoas’s in 1077 to end his excommunication with which pope

Gregory VII

Citeaux is the location of the mother house of which order

Cistercian

Which settlement is not ruled by Scandinavian

Paris

Which settlement is not ruled by Scandinavian

Paris

The Waldensian believed in two gods one good and one evil one

False

Who was famously excused in Roven

Joan of Arc

Blood libel is the accusation that Jews were murdering children

True

Who was famously excused in Roven

Joan of Arc

Blood libel is the accusation that Jews were murdering children

True

When was the first crusade announced

1095

Who commissioned the first Latin translation of the Quran

Peter Venerable

Which people would have commonly encountered ___ by the Rus along the river Volga

Bulghars

The territories that were controlled by Viking in eastern England are collectively known as

Danelaw

What training post of the eighth and ninth century is considered by some to have been the first capital of Russia

Staraya Ladoga

What cathedral is located on Orkney in northern Scotland

St Magnus

What city became the destination of the fourth crusade

Constantinople

When was Jerusalem conquered in the first crusade

15th July 1099

Whose famed relic were stored in canterbury

Thomas Beckett

What kingdom were Jesuit missionaries in 1587 after it declared that Christianity was a threat to national unity

Japan

In what English town was it alleged that Jews had murdered a young boy named William in 1144

Norwich

The Flanders’s region in the Middle Ages became very wealthy on the basis of what industries

Weaving and cloth making

What cathedral did Martin Luther pin his 95 thesis

Wittenberg

What was the capital of the medieval caliphate in Spain

Cordova

During the late 9th century Frankish ruler organised a wide variety of counter measures against incoming Viking attacks

False

Academics agree that Cathar Hersey is a myth

False

The following towns had important Jewish communities in medieval England: Norwich, Oxford, Hull and York

False

The Cathar priest were known as the

Perfect

What document did king John sign in Runnymede in 1215

The Magna Carta

The following towns had important Jewish communities in medieval England: Norwich, Oxford, Hull and York

False

The Cathar priest were known as the

Perfect

What document did king John sign in Runnymede in 1215

The Magna Carta

_____ is the study of saints lives

Hagiography

The crusade launched against Cathars in the early 13th century is known as the _____ crusade

Albigensian

Cistercian monks lived like Hermits

False

Which religious order was most prominent in starting the papal inquisition

Dominicas

Aquitaine remained in the hands of what nation until 1453

English

The Templar rule forbade knights to leave the battle field during combat

True

The following towns had important Jewish communities in medieval England: Norwich, Oxford, Hull and York

False

Which city was the centre of the medieval map

Jerusalem

From what region of France did William travel to England in 1066

Normandy

The Cathar priest were known as the

Perfect

What document did king John sign in Runnymede in 1215

The Magna Carta

_____ is the study of saints lives

Hagiography

The crusade launched against Cathars in the early 13th century is known as the _____ crusade

Albigensian

Cistercian monks lived like Hermits

False

Which religious order was most prominent in starting the papal inquisition

Dominicas

Aquitaine remained in the hands of what nation until 1453

English

The Templar rule forbade knights to leave the battle field during combat

True

What was the most important Christian church in Jerusalem of the time of the first crusade

Holy Sepulchre

The following towns had important Jewish communities in medieval England: Norwich, Oxford, Hull and York

False

Which city was the centre of the medieval map

Jerusalem

From what region of France did William travel to England in 1066

Normandy

The rule of saint bennict insists that monks demonstrate the following behaviour

Fidelity to the monastic way of life

The Cathar priest were known as the

Perfect

What document did king John sign in Runnymede in 1215

The Magna Carta

_____ is the study of saints lives

Hagiography

The crusade launched against Cathars in the early 13th century is known as the _____ crusade

Albigensian

Cistercian monks lived like Hermits

False

Which religious order was most prominent in starting the papal inquisition

Dominicas

Aquitaine remained in the hands of what nation until 1453

English

The Templar rule forbade knights to leave the battle field during combat

True

What was the most important Christian church in Jerusalem of the time of the first crusade

Holy Sepulchre

What monastic order originated from Assisi

The Franciscans

Peter Waldo operated in the French city of Grenoble

False

Some cities in high medieval Germany and the Low Countries had more than 100 beguinages

True

Which city experienced the longest siege during the first crusade

Antioch

During the Viking age sword have been found as far east as the Volga

True

Peter Abelard met his student and future lover in Paris, whoWhat is her name?

Heloise

Who is the patron saint of spain

James

The Balkan religious sect who may have influenced the Cathars were know as

The bogmils

What is the name of the mine start established on holy isle

Lindisfarne

Which city had the oldest university is Europe

Bologna

What is the name of a surging bodily part of a saint

Relic

Friars sought to embrace the _____ life

Apostolic

On which island in Sweden was one of the most famous Viking trading centres

Birka

Of pilgrims wanted to travel to visit saint James what city would they have to go to

Santiago de Compostella

What region of Germany did Martin Luther remain to escape a trial

Saxony

Which Spanish city was the economic capital of the Spanish empire

Sevilla

Which Spanish city was the economic capital of the Spanish empire

Sevilla

Which city state became a major power in the Mediterranean in the north century and would play a role in the fourth crusade

Venice

Which Spanish city was the economic capital of the Spanish empire

Sevilla

Which city state became a major power in the Mediterranean in the north century and would play a role in the fourth crusade

Venice

Bernard of Clairvaux was a leading figure in what monk order

Cistercian

Who was William the conqueror opponent

Harold Godwinson

From which town in crimea on the Black Sea is the Black Death though to have come from

Caffe

In what modern country is the diamond sutra

China

The following towns had important Jewish communities: london, Liverpool, Manchester what

False

What is the ancient name of mexico

Tenochtitlan

What date did the English celebrate victory in Agincourt in northern France during the 100 year war

25th October 1415

Tanchelm of ______ was an influential preacher accused of heresy

Antwerp