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Unit 4 Vocabulary
Life in the Middle Ages
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abstract
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Thought of apart from any object or real thing; a form of art that does not look like any real thing.
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Alexandria
Definition
A city on the delta of the Nile and second in importance to Rome.
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algebra
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The branch of Mathematics that deals with the relations between quantities. Algebra uses letters as symbols that can stand for many different numbers.
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apprenticeship
Definition
Learning a trade or an art.
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Arabic numerals
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"The figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0."
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architecture
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A style or special manner of building.
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barbarian
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A person belonging to a people or tribe that is not civilized.
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Benedictine
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An order of monks founded in A.D. 529.
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bishopric
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A church district under the charge of a Catholic bishop.
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cathedral
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The main church of a bishopric.
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Constantinople
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A city in Turkey; modern day Instanbul.
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Crusade
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Catholic military expedition to the Holy Land to recapture it from the Moslems.
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culture
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"The customs, arts, and tools of a nation or people at "
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drudgery
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Menial work.
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fief
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Land held in exchange for service.
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financier
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A person who deals with money.
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granary
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A place where grain is stored.
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haggle
Definition
To argue.
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heretic
Definition
One who holds beliefs contrary to others.
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Hospitalers
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An organization of Crusaders who gave medical
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hovel
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A small or poorly built house or hut.
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indulgence
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A freeing from the punishment one would have gotten for sinning.
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Jerusalem
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The Holy City; former capital of Judea; today
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journeyman
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A workman qualified to practice his trade.
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knights
Definition
Men with honorable rank who pledged to do good
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Koran
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The sacred book of the religion of Islam.
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manor
Definition
A feudal estate.
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moat
Definition
"A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle."
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monastery
Definition
Place where monks live together.
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Moslem
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A follower of Mohammed; believer in the religion founded by him.
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motte
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A mound upon which a wood castle was built.
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mystery play
Definition
A medieval religious play based on the Bible.
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pagan
Definition
".A person who is not a Christian, Jew, or Moslem; "
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nunnery
Definition
Place where nuns live together; convent.
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parchment
Definition
Specially prepared skins used to write on.
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plumbing
Definition
The water pipes and fixtures in a building.
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portcullis
Definition
A sliding metal grating to be lowered in front of the
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quarantine
Definition
To isolate.
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ritual
Definition
A system or procedure.
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scribe
Definition
A writer or a professional penman.
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scullion
Definition
"A servant who does the dirty, rough work in a "
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serf
Definition
Person owned by a landowner. He could not be
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sundial
Definition
An instrument that indicates time by the position of
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thatched
Definition
Roofed with straw.
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toga
Definition
A loose robe worn by Romans.
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university
Definition
An association of scholars and students.
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vassal
Definition
One who is a subject of a lord.
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vellum
Definition
Calfskin or lambskin or kidskin used for writing
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villain
Definition
"One of the lower class in the feudal system, "
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