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Middle Ages Vocab
Music in the Middle Ages vocabulary
Vocabulary Word | Definition |
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barbaric | violent or savage |
cathedrals | large and important churches |
clergy | a group of people who have the authority to lead religious services, such as ministers, priests, and rabbis |
crusades | any of the wars between European Catholics and Middle Eastern Muslims between 1095 and 1291. During these wars, the Catholics tried to take territory away from the Muslims. |
feudal | a political and economic system in Europe and Japan during the Middle Ages. Royal or noble families owned the land and allowed people to live on and farm the land in return for a share of the crops and their service in war. |
Gothic | a style of building with pointed arches |
illiterate | not able to read or write |
indentured | contracted to work for someone for a certain amount of time |
monasteries | the buildings where monks lived. |
monopoly | complete control over something |
nobility | belonging to a class of people with a high rank or title such as prince, duke,etc. |
peasantry | people who worked on small farms |
Romanesque | a style of building with round arches, recessed doors and windows, and carved ornaments. |