Vocab Flashcards
(26 cards)
Ransom
Money demanded in exchange for a prisoner in
Squire
A knights assistant
Archer
A person who shoots a bow
Chivalry
Knights and nobles
Heraldic symbol
A coat of arms
Fleur de lis
Representation of a flower called the iris, symbol of France
Mace
A war club
Homage
To swear loyalty
Heresy
A teaching that is contrary to that of the church
Cathedral
The home church of a bishop
Jousting
Two knights on horseback, trying to knock the other one off using his lance
Siege
The act of surrounding a fortified place in order to capture it
Tanner
A person who makes hide into leather
Guild
A union of persons practising the same craft
Apprentice
One who learns a trade by working for a master
Master
A certified expert
Journeyman
One admitted to a guild but not yet a master
Seamstress
A woman who makes a living by sewing
Pageant
An elaborate entertainment displaying scenes from history
Charter
A writer order authorizing the right to operate as a town
Tutor
A private teacher
Martyred
Killed for the sake of religion
Flying buttress
An archway built against a wall to help support it
Gothic
A type of architecture featuring steep roofs and pointed arches
