Midieval Vocabulary Flashcards
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Medieval
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Referring to the Middle Ages time period
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Renaissance
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Rebirth, time period after the Middle Ages
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Heraldry
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A system of identification used by knights
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Quartering
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Multiple coats of arms on a shield.
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Differencing
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Marking your shield with a symbol to represent birth order.
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Tincture
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Colors on a shield
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Feudalism
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System of trading land for protection
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Fiefs
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Gifts (pieces) of land, large estates
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Noble
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Member of the upper class; including kings, lords ladies, barons, and knights.
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Vassal
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Noble who served a lord of a higher rank in exchange for loyalty.
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Ladies
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Noblewoman
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Knight
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Warrior on horseback
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Squire
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Someone training to be a knight
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Page
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Young boy who helped the knights and squires
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Code of chivalry
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Certain rules for a knight to live by.
