Vocab Flashcards

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Ransom

A

Money demanded in exchange for a prisoner in

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Squire

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A knights assistant

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Archer

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A person who shoots a bow

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4
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Chivalry

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Knights and nobles

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5
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Heraldic symbol

A

A coat of arms

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6
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Fleur de lis

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Representation of a flower called the iris, symbol of France

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7
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Mace

A

A war club

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8
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Homage

A

To swear loyalty

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9
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Heresy

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A teaching that is contrary to that of the church

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10
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Cathedral

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The home church of a bishop

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Jousting

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Two knights on horseback, trying to knock the other one off using his lance

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12
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Siege

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The act of surrounding a fortified place in order to capture it

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13
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Tanner

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A person who makes hide into leather

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14
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Guild

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A union of persons practising the same craft

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15
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Apprentice

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One who learns a trade by working for a master

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16
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Master

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A certified expert

17
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Journeyman

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One admitted to a guild but not yet a master

18
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Seamstress

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A woman who makes a living by sewing

19
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Pageant

A

An elaborate entertainment displaying scenes from history

20
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Charter

A

A writer order authorizing the right to operate as a town

21
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Tutor

A

A private teacher

22
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Martyred

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Killed for the sake of religion

23
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Flying buttress

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An archway built against a wall to help support it

24
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Gothic

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A type of architecture featuring steep roofs and pointed arches

25
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Scapegoat

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A person wrongfully blamed

26
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Liege lord

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The lord to whom a person owes loyalty