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World History Review-Beam
The Middle Ages
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History
9th Grade
01/11/2007

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Apprenctice, Journeyman, Master Craftsman
Definition
Steps to admission to a guild
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Moat
Definition
A flooded trench around a castle
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Fear of crime and the night air
Definition
Two reasons people in medieval towns did not go out at night
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seven
Definition
age at which a boy became a page
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Genghis Khan
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Leader of the Mongols
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fair
Definition
Meeting of merchants, usually at a crossroads
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fourteen
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Age at which a page became a squire
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Charles Martel (The Hammer)
Definition
Defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours in 732
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Wall
Definition
Built by the Roman general Hadrian to control the Celts
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Definition
English writer depicted the lives of all classes of people in Medieval England through his work, "The Canterbury Tales"
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Crusades
Definition
Series of wars to rescue the Holy Land from the Muslims
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suzerain
Definition
Feudal landlord
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serf
Definition
peasant who was bound to the land
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Hanseatic League
Definition
Trade association made up of mostly German cities that bordered the Baltic and North Seas
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bourgeoisie
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Mrs. Beam's favorite work; French for "middle class"
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Interdict
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Excommunication of an entire region; no marriages could be performed, no dead could be buried in sacred ground; all souls were condemned
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Normandy
Definition
Name given to the land in Northwest France given to the Vikings to prevent further raids;

site of D-Day invasions
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serf
Definition
A peasant who was bound to the land
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Excommunication
Definition
Throwing a person out of the Church and condemning his soul
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curfew
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A church bell that rang between eight and nine o'clock as a signal to cover fires and go to bed
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Insulation
Definition
Practical usage of tapestries
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3
Definition
Number of rooms in the earliest castles
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vassal
Definition
feudal tenant
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Twenty-one
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Age at which a squire became a knight
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The fall of Rome
Definition
Event which began the Middle Ages
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vandalism
Definition
word meaning "destruction of property"
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Clovis
Definition
King of the Franks who became a Christian
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Europe and, consequently, America would probably be Muslim
Definition
What would probably have happened if the Battle of Tours had never occurred?
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Franks
Definition
Germanic tribe that settled France
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Romanesque
Definition
Medieval architectural style which consisted of short, squatty buildings whose thick walls and narrow windows were necessary to hold up the heavy dome
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Chivalry
Definition
Code of conduct for knights
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Charlemagne
Definition
King of the Franks who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800
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Fief
Definition
Land rented under feudalism
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heretic
Definition
Person who taught theories that conflicted with the teachings of the Church
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feudalism
Definition
exchanging land for military service
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Muslims
Definition
Won the Crusades
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Canute
Definition
Viking or Dane who conquered England in 1016
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Tithe
Definition
One-tenth of one's income, paid to the Church
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Page, Squire, Knight
Definition
The three steps to knighthood
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apprentice, journeyman, master craftsman
Definition
Three steps to membership in a guild
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Dante
Definition
Author of "The Divine Comedy"
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pilgrimage
Definition
Trip for religious purposes
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Richard the Lionhearted
Definition
King of England who fought the Third Crusade
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Trial Jury
Definition
Jury which gave verdicts in cases
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Saladin
Definition
Muslim knight who fought the Third Crusade
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A year and a day
Definition
Amount of time a runaway serf had to stay away to obtain his freedom
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alchemist
Definition
combined magic, chemistry, and religious beliefs in an attempt to turn worthless metals into gold
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Masterpiece
Definition
A work sample submitted for admission to a guild
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Grand Jury
Definition
Jury which decided what cases to try
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crowded, dark and dirty
Definition
Description of medieval towns
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vernacular
Definition
language of the common people
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Gothic
Definition
Medieval architecture style characterized by tall, graceful buildings with large windows and flying buttresses
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flying buttress
Definition
a narrow stone arm that holds up a wall
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tapestries
Definition
embroidered wall hangings
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Europeans were able to see the advanced culture and luxuries of the East
Definition
What was one advantage provided by the Crusades?
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