medieval times and the renaissnace keywords Flashcards
apprentice
a person learning a trade or craft for a number of years
black death
plague caused by flees on rates which spread in the middle ages
chilvary
a code of behaviour of knights
fief
land gievn by a king to a lord in middle ages
freeman
peasents who pay money rent and are freeto move when they want
manor
a village and the land around it in the middle ages
medieval society
centuries between ancient Rome and the renaissance
nunnery
convent for nuns
peasant
small farmer or farm laborer who rented land to grow crops or animals, usually the poorer class
rule of st. bennedict
rules that monks and nuns have to follow
serf
a peasant who worked land for a lord in middle ages but had to get permission from the lord to leave
patron
supporter of the artists during the renaissance
perspective
to give depth to a painting. painting style
renaissnace
time of revival of interest in ancient rome begun in italy
sfumato
a method of fine shading until a gradual change in colour