When did the Viking age end in England?

When William of Normandy conquered England in 1066

Cathedrals and Castles were the largest spectacles in Medieval Europe. Why was this the case?

Tall constructs distracted them from awful living conditions, Because the church and royalty were centres of medieval life

Who was the head of the medieval church?

Churches don't have heads they're not animals, The Pope

Why were cathedrals built so high up in medieval times?

to show the greatness of the Christian God

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Year 8 History Medieval World - Vikings and The Plague

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1
In comparison to the land area of modern day Australia, how large was the Roman Empire?
The relative size of our most prominent moon
30% of Australia's Land Mass
50% of Australia's Land Mass
80% of Australia's Land Mass
2
The first Islamic Caliph or Caliphate appeared in which modern country?
Whiz Calipha
Caliph-hornia
Somalia
Saudi Arabia
3
Which Viking Ruler controlled parts of Western Europe for 53 years?
Canute the Great
Stevos the otherwise unintelligible
Freddie the Fabulous
Hagar the Horrible
4
When did the Viking age end in England?
When the production of silly hats was at an all time decline
Looting and pillaging ain't what it used to be
When William of Normandy conquered England in 1066
It never really ended, for Asgard!
5
What did the Ottomans convert the Churches in Constantinople into?
Frat Houses
An all night Discotheque
Mosques
Public Baths
6
What land was controlled by medieval lords and petty kings?
Everything the light touches
Petty land
Theifdom
Fiefdoms
7
Which group of people destroyed Baghdad in 1258?
The Occupy Movement
Super Evil Corporations
The Vikings
The Mongols
8
Which European Leader took back large sums of land colonised by the Ottomans?
Napoleon Born-to-Party
Louis XVI
King Wilhelm IV
Napoleon Bonaparte
9
The Ottoman Empire began in 1299 under whom?
Oh Man Dang it!
Osman I
Rah A'Man
Aman
10
The Byzantine Empire was also known as...
The British Commonwealth
The Danish Pastry Empire
Eastern Roman Empire
The Greeco-Tuscan Empire
11
Am I left or right handed?
Right Handed
Left Handed
Ambidextrous
H-Armless
12
Which two island nations did the Vikings most notably colonise?
The Bahamas and Madagascar
Portugal and Monaco
The Seychelles and Nauru
England and Greenland
13
Which middle ages religious empire was more advanced? (maths and science)
Christendom
Soviet Russia
Confucianism China
Islamic Empire
14
Which engineering method allowed Vikings to travel up-river to plunder inland colonies?
A series of interconnected catapults and nets
Flat-Bottomed Boats
Roller Blades with really sleek wheels
The First Mammoth Highway from Tuscany to Ella-Phantarelli
15
Which historically significant event saw the end of the Ottoman Empire to Modern Turkey?
The Government was full of Minimalists inspired by Asia
Large parts of the empire becoming flooded
Discovering Ottomans were the name of foot stalls in English
World War I
16
Constantinople was at the centre of which empire's church?
The Galactic Empire
Byzantine Empire
Mongolian Empire
Roman Empire
17
Which two religions were the crusades fought between?
Islam and Christianity
The One Nation Party and Bob Katter's Alliance
Those who can finish questions and those who...
Team Jacob and Team Edward
18
How long did the Ottoman Empire last?
Roughly 400 years
1200 Years
Around 200 years
It's still ongoing, in the form of foot-cushion goodness
19
Cathedrals and Castles were the largest spectacles in Medieval Europe. Why was this the case?
Tall constructs distracted them from awful living conditions
Because the church and royalty were centres of medieval life
Because otherwise God couldn't find them on Google Maps
they had not discovered big fruit monuments (see big banana)
20
What did medieval doctors use to cure epilepsy or poisoning?
Attach leaches to a person's earlobes
The teeth of fossilised toads
ambergris/ Whale vomit
A lynx pickled in vinegar
21
Who was the head of the medieval church?
Churches don't have heads they're not animals
The Priest formerly known as Prince
Tom Cruise
The Pope
22
What space of time did the Middle Ages cover?
35-50 Years of Age
500-1500CE
300-1400BCE
1200-1800CE
23
Which religion did the people of Europe mostly subscribe to in the Middle Ages?
Catholicism/ Christianity
Islam
Polytheistic Ice Giant Worship
Baha'i
24
In which sea did early vikings plunder and raid?
The Baltic Sea
The Lukan Sea
The Weighton Sea
The Yellow Sea
25
How much of Europe's population were killed by the black death?
60-80%
Not enough
30-50%
30-20%
26
Why were cathedrals built so high up in medieval times?
Priests liked to stare up and feel small after a few donuts
to show the greatness of the Christian God
It was accommodating for giants who wished to attend mass
Tall roofs = better ventilation as everything smelt rotten
27
What did the Vikings discover before any other Europeans?
The Paleo diet
Molecular Bonding
The Americas
Nirvana/ Their innermost selves
28
Which modern countries were vikings from?
Dream World, Disney Land and Narnia
Siberia, Poland and New Vikingland
Novascotia, Alaska and Greenland
Norway, Sweden and Denmark

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