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| apprentice a beginner or novice who agrees to work for a master in his trade or craft in return for instruction and support armor protective clothing worn by the knight, may include a shield and lance Bimaristan the word for hospital i | |
| armor protective clothing worn by the knight, may include a shield and lance Bimaristan the word for hospital in Persian Bubonic Plague a serious, sometimes fatal, infection from the bacterial toxin Yersinia pestis, transmitted by flea | |
| Bimaristan the word for hospital in Persian | |
| Bubonic Plague a serious, sometimes fatal, infection from the bacterial toxin Yersinia pestis, transmitted by fleas from infected rodents and characterized by high fever, weakness, and the swelling of glands | |
| Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire was the Greek- speaking eastern continuation of the Roman Empire after the fall of Rome. Its capital was Constantinople (modern day Istanbul). Caliphate government by a Muslim political and religious l | |
| Caliphate government by a Muslim political and religious l | |
| calligraphy ornamental handwriting from the Muslimcastle | |
| castle home to the king, lords and their families; often used a place of protection for the people of the manor | |
| chivalry the rules of behavior expected of the knight: they include fairness, courtesy, respect, protection of the weak | |
| Coat of Arms the symbol used to identify the members of a noble family, often found on the shields of knights and on the outside of nobles’ homes | |
| Crusade any of the military expeditions made by Christian countries in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims | |
| Crusader a Christian soldier who fought in a holy War to free Jerusalems | |
| feudalism a system where vassals (lesser nobles) held land from lords (nobles and the king) in exchange for protection and military service | |
| fief land held as a result of an agreement (pledge) between the vassal and the overlord, who pledges to honor and protect his vassal | |
| guild a group organized by merchants, artisans and craft worker to protect the members and set quality and price standards for all | |
| Hagia Sophia a former Greek Orthodox Baslica (church) later an imperial mosque, and now a museum e appealing | |
| hippodrome an Grecian stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. Adopted by other ancient cultures www.buzzle.com | |
| Holy Lands the lands comprising ancient Palestine and including the sites and territories of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions | |
| Icon a religious image usually painted on a small wooden panel en.Wikipedia.org | |
| illuminations designs, pictures, and decoration used in manuscripts to make them more | |
| infidels www.getting-medieval.com people who do not believe in a particular religion | |
| Jerusalem the capital of the ancient kingdom of Israel and contains sites sacred to the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions | |
| Justinian’s Code the collections of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I from C.E. 529 to 565 | |
| King the ruler of the land, the top of the feudal pyramid | |
| Lord the second in order in the feudal world, a noble who owned less land than the king, and was loyal to the king | |
| manor a large self-sufficient estate or farm belonging to a noble family. Peasants and serfs worked the land and engaged in crafts to supply the lord and his family with all they needed in exchange for protection | |
| Middle Ages the name given to the time period between 800 and 1400 C.E. | |
| mosiac history of Constantinople, with nearly half the city being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed | |
| nobles members of the wealthiest class in feudal society | |
| Pax Romana the peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire | |
| peasants poor, but free people who live on the manor, and farm the land. They give crops and services to the Lord in exchange for protection | |
| pilgrimage hajj travel to a shrine or holy place to worship .html | |
| serf a poor person who lives on and farms the land, they are not free, but belong to the land, one step above a slave. If the land is transferred they go with it. | |
| qanat a series of well- like vertical shafts, connected by gently sloping tunnels to ensure a reliable water supply | |
| Seljuk Turks any of several Turkish dynasties that ruled over parts of SW Asia from the 11th to the 13th centuries C.E. | |
| tapestry heavy cloth woven with designs usually telling a story, hung on walls during the Middle Ages for warmth n | |
| trade the exchange of goods | |
| Knight a trained horseman who fought for the king or his lord, a noble by birth | |
| Nika Riots In C.E. 532 the most violent riots in the history of Constantinople, with nearly half the city being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed | |
| vassal - in the Middle Ages, one who served the lord in exchange for land |