What historical period is commonly dated from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the rise of nation-states and the beginnings of European overseas expansion?
Towards the end of which century CE did the Roman Empire start to disintegrate prior to separating into Western and Eastern Empires?
What term is used to describe Western European architectural style for the period from the late 10th to the 12th century which was identifiably Medieval and prefigured the Gothic, yet maintained the rounded Roman arch?
The "Byzantine Empire" is the term used since the 19th century to describe the Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centred on its capital, where?
It originated in the 5th century BCE or earlier as training for the military, could involve up to 200 a game, was fêted for both men and women in Persian poetry and art. Which game is it?
From 1618 the Thirty Years War between Catholic and Protestant countries in the Holy Roman Empire, in 1632 became a fight between the Hapsburgs and Spain on one side against who on the other?
