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Chapter 14 Sec 3
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gothic | A style of church architecture developed during the 1100s characterized by tall spires and flying buttresses |
| Flying Buttress | An arched stone support on the outside of buildings, which allows builders to construct higher walls |
| Illumination | The process of decorating a written manuscript with pictures or designs |
| Hildegard of Bingen | Medieval nun and author, she wrote dozens of poems and music to accompany them |
| Troubadours | Traveling singers who entertained people during the middle ages |
| Geoffrey Chaucer | English poet, he wrote the Canterbury Tales, 23 pilgrims assembled at the Tabard Inn in Southwark |
| Dante Alighieri | Italian poet and humanist, he was the author of Divine Comedy, one of the greatest literary classics |
| Thomas Aquinas | Italian philosopher and theologian, he argued that rational thought could be used to support Roman Catholic belief |
| Scholasticism | In the Middle Ages, the theological and philosophical school of though that attempted to reconcile faith and reason |
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