WHI.14d Lesson Riddles Assignment

I’m where the monks preserved old scrolls, In silent halls with sacred goals. Few could read what I contained, But through me, ancient knowledge remained. What am I?

• Cathedral

• Castle

• Monastery

• Marketplace

I’m a language that priests and monks spoke, In their chants and every holy book. If you were educated, I was key— But to most, I was a mystery. What am I?

• Greek

• Arabic

• Latin

• Hebrew

I held the power of ancient minds, In pages copied many times. Avicenna and Euclid shared my stage, Across the lines of every age. What am I?

• A library

• A translation

• A poem

• A sermon

Though I was poor and worked the land, Education was not at hand. My hands knew tools, not the pen— I lived like most of Europe then. Who am I?

• Noble

• Monk

• Peasant

• Merchant

I brought back science, math, and more, Through Spain and Sicily’s open door. I turned Greek words to Latin bright, And gave the West new learning light. What am I?

• Conquest

• Cathedral

• Trade

• Translation

I was a thinker, a doctor, a sage, My "Canon" healed in every age. Though Persian-born, my fame was wide, In Europe, they took me as a guide. Who am I?

• Aristotle

• Avicenna

• Galen

• Ptolemy

I stood in Italy, proud and old, Where law was studied, brave and bold. Scholars came to learn from me, A model for universities. What am I?

• Bologna

• Oxford

• Paris

• Naples

Though kings and knights held mighty sway, They rarely read or wrote each day. They ruled by sword, not scholarly pen— And books were closed to most of them. Who were they?

• Nobles

• Monks

• Scribes

• Translators

With compass, scroll, and curious mind, Greek thinkers left great things behind. I turned their wisdom into books, So European scholars could take looks. Who am I?

• Arabic scholar

• Roman soldier

• Frankish king

• Viking trader

In halls of stone, I held the key To future knowledge, thought, and degree. From Paris down to Padua’s gate, I shaped young minds and scholar’s fate. What am I?

• Monastic cell

• Trade guild

• University

• Crusade