Medieval Miscellany

What are some other names for the Medieval Period? (Hint: Pick two answers!)

• The Middle Ages

• The Renaissance Period

• The No Light Times

• The Dark Ages

• The Regency Era

Why is the medieval period sometimes called The Dark Ages?

• The cultural advances of ancient Greece and Rome were lost and the common folk were not educated.

• All the lights were out and it was always dark.

• A massive meteor shower struck Earth

Who invented the Printing Press?

• Thomas Sydenham

• William Harvey

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Wilhelm Rontgen

To become a craftsman, a boy went through which three stages?

• grammar school, tutoring, monitoring
• page, squire, knight
• apprentice, journeyman, master
• memorizing, chivalry, canon law

What Northern Africa trade routes were very important?

• The Silk Road

• Trans-Sahara Trade Routes

• The Sub-Sahara Subway System

Where in medieval Africa would you find the biologically important mineral Salt?

• In the Northern areas of the Sahara desert

• Along the border of Angola and Zambia

• In the heart of Zimbabwe

• Along the Niger River

What caused a reduction in population during 1347-1351?

• Great Famine

• Black Death/Plague

• Jacquerie and the Peasants' Revolt

• The fall of the Roman Empire

The Black Plague spread to Europe from 

• The Roman Empire along the Appian Way
• Africa along the coast
• Asia along the Silk Road
• Denmark by Vikings

True or false? The Government took no responsibility for people during the Black Death

• True

• False

Who ran hospitals during the Medieval period?

• Monks

• Nuns

• Nurses

• Wise women