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Middle Ages Flashcards

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Describe at least 5 tributes of a FOLK BALLAD.

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  • dramatization of a SINGLE event
  • little expression of emotion
  • dialogue/ question&answers
  • strong, simple beat
  • refrain
  • ideas NOT directly stated
  • often based on real events
  • conventional phrases (for audience of the time)
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What was the common kind of ballad?

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FOLK ballad

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Give two examples of Medieval FOLK BALLADS

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“Lord Randall”

“Get Up and Bar the Door”

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What specific story was the Canterbury Tales patterned after?

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“The Decameron”

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Who wrote the Decameron?

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Johannes Boccaccio

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What style story is both “The Decameron” and “The Canterbury Tales”?

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Quest narrative & Frame story

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Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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Chaucer was one of the first to write on what type of English?

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Vernacular (for the common people)

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What is the rhythm for Canterbury Tales that Chaucer used?

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Iambic pentameter

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Where are the travelers in Canterbury Tales going?

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Canterbury Cathedral

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Why were Canterbury tales travelers headed to Canterbury Cathedral?

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It hosts the shrine of the martyr Thomas Beckett

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What martyr did the travelers wish to pay honor to?

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Thomas Beckett

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Where in London do the travelers begin their journey?

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Southwark

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What building do the travelers begin their journey at in Canterbury Tales?

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Tabard Inn

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What time of year is it when the travelers begin their journey?

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April (w/bad roads)

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How long is the journey for the travelers in Canterbury Tales?

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55 miles

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How many travelers are there?

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29

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17
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What are the 3 groups of travelers?

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1-feudal/nobility
2-religious/church
3-city/merchant

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18
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Geoffrey Chaucer was the “father of ______”?

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English poetry

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19
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What are some of Geoffrey Chaucer’s other writings?

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In remembrance:
"The Book of Duchess"
Allegorical poems:
"House of Fame"
"Parliament of Fowls"
Love story:
"Troilus and Criseyde"
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20
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What 3 time periods were Chaucer’s writings divided into?

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French-earliest, artificial voice
Italian-influenced by Dante, Petrarch, & Boccaccio
English-Canterbury Tales

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21
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Where specifically! was Chaucer buried?

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Poets’ Corner, Westminister Abbey

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22
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What is Feudalism?

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Social and economic system

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23
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What was feudalism based on?

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Hierarchy of the Roman Catholic church

King at the head, then lords, vassals, serfs

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24
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What is a fief?

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A parcel of land

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25
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What is Chivalry?

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A code of conduct

26
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What is fealty?

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Loyalty to king

27
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What does chivalry include?

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Fealty, honoring of women, protection of weak, defense of Christian faith, righting of injustices and wrongs

28
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What were the 3 main languages of the Middle Ages?

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French - nobility and courts
English - common people
Latin - church

29
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What was the Crusades?

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Series of military expeditions influenced by Catholic Church carried out by Knights

30
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Who was Thomas Beckett/what position did he hold?

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He was the Archbishop of Canterbury

31
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What are some results of the bubonic plague?

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  • labor shortage
  • more power for peasants
  • migration to cities
  • decline in feudal structure
32
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What are some traits of Middle English literature?

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  • influence of French language
  • romance genre
  • adventures of knights
  • courtly love
  • code of chivalry
33
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What are some example writings of Middle English literature?

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  • King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
  • Le Morte d’Arthur
  • Canterbury Tales
34
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Who wrote “Le Morte d’Arthur?”

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Sir Thomas Malory

35
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Who made the printing press/first typed or produced books?

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Johannes Gutenburg

36
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Who was the first man to introduce the printing press to England?

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William Caxton

37
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What is a very short story with a moral message?

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Fable

38
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What is a short story that uses familiar events to get across an idea (usually religious or ethical)?

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Parable

39
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What is the overall term/title for the short stories used to make a point/with morals, which can be shorter or longer?

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Exemplum

40
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What is are 2 common types if exemplums?

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Fable and parable

41
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What is irony?

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Something unexpected

42
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What are 3 types of irony discussed?

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1-verbal: sarcasm
2-situational: event that is a surprise or “something unexpected”
3-dramatic: reader/audience knows but characters don’t

43
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What are 2 types of characterization?

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1-direct: stated by author

2-indirect: audience figures it out

44
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What does abominable mean?

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Disgusting

45
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What does absolution mean?

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Forgiveness

46
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What does accrue mean?

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To increase over time

47
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What does adversity mean?

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Trouble, misfortune

48
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What does avarice mean?

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Greed

49
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What does blasphemy mean?

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Mockery of religious beliefs or of God

50
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What does carouses mean?

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Drinking and celebrating noisily

51
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What does covetousness mean?

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Desiring/craving of others’ wealth, possessions, etc

52
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What does diligent mean?

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Careful and persistent in work

53
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What does discreet mean?

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Cautious, careful

54
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What does disdainful mean?

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Scornful of, disapproving of

55
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What does duress mean?

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Pressure

56
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What does frugal mean?

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Extremely thrifty w/money, possessions, time, talent, etc

57
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What does guile mean?

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Slyness

58
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What does obstinate mean?

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Stubborn

59
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What does pallor mean?

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Paleness

60
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What does sauntered mean?

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Strolled or walked lazily

61
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What does stature mean?

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Physical height or reputation

62
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What does superfluity mean?

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Excess

63
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What does statute mean?

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Law

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