Feudal Europe
Notre Dame de Paris, France took nearly two centuries to build - from 1163 to 1345 AD. It is the most famous example of a Gothic cathedral.
Feudal Europe
Medieval Culture
A Knight's Tale (2001) starring Heath Ledger is loosely based on a story from the medieval Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It follows a knight seeking fame and fortune in jousting tournaments.
Medieval Culture:
Islam
In this time-elapsed photo, Muslims circle the Ka'aba in Mecca during hajj, the pilgrimage to Islam's holy city.
Islam:
- Al-Khwarizmi
- Allah
- arabesque
- caliph
- hajj
- harem
- Hijrah
- House of Wisdom
- infidel
- Islam
- jihad
- Ka’aba
- minaret
- mosque
- muezzin
- Muhammad
- Muslim
- Qu’ran
- Ramadan
- shari’ah
- Shi'a/Shiite
- sultan
- Sunni
- The Five Pillars
- vizier
- Muslim contributions in the sciences were most recognizable in what fields?
- Who later drew upon the knowledge developed and preserved by the Muslim scholars?
The Crusades
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) is a historical adventure film starring Orlando Bloom about the siege of Jerusalem during the Third Crusade.
The Crusades
- Why did Byzantine emperor Alexius ask for help?
- Crusade
- What were the economic, social, and political goals of the Crusades?
- What the main result of the First Crusade? … the Third Crusade? … the Fourth Crusade?
- Inquisition
- reconquista
- What were the economic, social, political, and religious consequences of the Crusades?
The Late Middle Ages
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The Sedlec Ossuary in Prauge, Czech Republic is a church decorated with bones of victims of the Black Death.
Late Middle Ages