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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apprentice | a beginner or novice who agrees to work for a master in his trade or craft in return for instruction and suport |
| armor | protective clothing worn by the knight, may include a shield and lance |
| Bimaristan | the word for hospital in parson |
| 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 swiling of glaze |
| 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 isreal} |
| Caliphate | government by a Muslim political and religious leader |
| 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 Jerusalem from the Muslims |
| feudalism | system where vassals (lesser nobles) held land from lords (nobles and the king) in exchange for protection and military |
| fief | land held as a result of an agreement (pledge) between the vassal and the overlord, who pledges to honor and protect his |
| guild | group organized by merchants, artisans and craft worker to protect the members and set quality and price standards for all |
| Hagia | Hagia |
| hippodrome | an Grecian stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. Adopted by other ancient cultures |
| holy lands | lands comprising ancient Palestine and including the sites and territories of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions |
| Icon | religious image usually painted on a small wooden panel |
| illuminations | designs, pictures, and decoration used in manuscripts to make them more appealing |
| infidels | 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 |
| Knight | a trained horseman who fought for the king or his lord, a noble |
| Lord | the |
| manor | 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 | given |
| mosaic | on a surface made by setting small pieces of glass, tile, or stone of different colors into another material so as to make pictures or patterns |
| Nika | C.E. 532 the most violent riots in the history of Constantinople, with nearly half the city being burned or destroyed and tens of |
| nobles | class in feudal |
| Romana | idk |
| peasants | but free people who live on the manor, and farm the |
| pilgrimage | travel to a shrine or holy place to worship |
| serf | 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 | series of the person who made it |
| Seljuk | of the person who made it |
| serf | poor person who lives on and farms the manor, they are not free, but belong to the land, one step above a slave. If the land is transferred they go with it |
| tapestry | cloth woven with designs usually telling a story, hung on walls during the Middle Ages |
| trade | exchange of goods |
| vassal | Middle Ages, one who served the lord in exchange |
| gghhhhh | copy of the person |
| ghhhghhhh | copy of the perosn |
| copy | copy of the person |
| 44 | copy of the person |