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life in Medieval age
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Domain | The land controlled by a ruler or a lord; synonyms= fief, manor, feudal estate; lord's estate. |
| Charter | A written grant of rights and privileges by a ruler or government to a community, class of people or organization; town council can buy charter from monarch; this lets town council set their own taxes instead of monarch setting takes. |
| Guild | An organization of people in the same craft or trade. |
| Apprentice | A person who works for an export in a trade or a craft (guild) in return for being trained; usually begins at age 7; this person receives skills but not money. |
| Journeyman | A person who has learned a particular trade or craft but has not become an employer or master. |
| Commerce | The buying or selling of goods; business or trade. |
| Jew | A descendant of the ancient Hebrews, the founder of the religion of Judaism; also, any person whose religion is Judaism. |
| Leprosy | A skin and nerve disease that causes open sores on the body and can lead to serious complications and death; highly contagious and prevalent in the middle ages. |
| Bubonic plague Bubonic plague | A deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas, rats, trade and unsanitary living conditions. |
| Trial by ordeal | A system by which a person is required to submit to a dangerous test in order to prove his or her innocence. |
| Trial by combat | A system by which a person is required to win a fight in order to prove his or her innocence.0 |
| Common law | Rulings made by judges became part of a kingdom's or nation's legal system; created to create consistency between fiefs within kingdom so that people understood laws and could predict consequences. |
| Minstrel | A singer or musician who sang or recited poems played on a harp or other instrument. |
| Mystery Play | A type of religious drama in the Middle Ages based on stories about the bible. |
| Miracle Play | A type of religious drama in the Middle ages based on stories about saints. |
| Flanders | A religion in northern europe that was famous for producing fine wool; current-day Belguim and the Netherlands. |
| Cobbler | A guild member who worked with leather to make things like shoes, belts and bags. |
| Solar | A sunny room on the second level of a manor or wealthy person's home; a room where people gathered to embroider and talk; equivalent of todays living room. |
| Lute | A stringed instrument that looks like a guitar- a popular source of music in the Middle Ages. |
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