general terms Flashcards
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cultivation
the process of tending and raising crops and plants
fallow
unplanted land
guild
a medieval association of merchants and craftsman formed for mutual aid and protection
apprentice
the 1st stage of a guild where parents will send their child to train for 9 years
journeyman
the middle stage of a guild where most stay
master
the highest level in a guild
burgher
a member of the upper class
charter
document that sets out the rights and priveleges for a town
fief
an estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for serive and loyalty
primogeniture
when land goes to the 1st born son
manor
a lords estate that included one or more villages in the surrounding lands
abbot
leader of a monastery
page
at 7 years old, a child gets sent to the castle of another lord where they learned courtly manners and developed fighting skills
squire
at age 14 they acted as a servant to a knight. they also escorted the knights to battle
knight
a mounted solider who served under a feudal lord in medieval europe
hippodome
venues where people gathered to watch horse and chariot races
hagia sophia
“holy wisdom”. located in istanbul that serves as a cathedral and mosque
mosque
place of worship for muslims
great schism
split between the western catholic church and eastern orthodox church in 1054
pope
leader of the roman catholic church
patriarch
male head of family
celibacy
voluntary choice not to marry
icon
religious image used in eastern christianity
excommunicate
a person banished from the church and their vassal will be released
