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56 Cards in this Set
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Define feudalism
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a social, property, military system
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Barons were also called
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vassals
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Lived on land with no rights, slaves to their lord
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serfs
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Boy in training to become a knight
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squire
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A system of ideals and social codes governing the behavior of knights and gentle women
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chivalry
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Rules of chivalry
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Never attacking an unarmed man, adoring a lady
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Acting in name of lady
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Courtly love
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Examples of romance stories
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King Arthur Legends
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What was the most powerful force in the Middle Ages?
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The Catholic Church
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True/False: The crusades led to the Europeans learning architecture and mathematics from the Muslims
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True
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True/False: Thomas a' Becket was murdered in the street by one of Henry II's knights
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False
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True/False: In 1215, English barons forced the king to sign the Magna Carta in an effort to limit the Church's power
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True
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True/False:The Hundred Years' War was actually less than 100 years long
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False
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True/False: The Black Death was spread by fleas on infectious rats
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True
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True/False: Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in Latin, which was the language of the nobility
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False
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Steals money from his lord
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Reeve
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Has an ulcerous sore
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Cook
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Enjoys hunting, eating good meals, and horses
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Monk
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Has scabby brows and carbuncles on his face
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Summoner
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Seeks no glory in his dealings and follows Christ
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Parson
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Has a relic on his cap and hair yellow as wax
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Pardoner
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Loves a sop of cake in wine in the morning
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Franklin
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Wears red tights and is gap-toothed
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Wife of Bath
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A muscular fellow of 16 stone, plays bagpipes
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Miller
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Has fought in North Africa, Anatolia, and Alexandria
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Knight
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A 20 year old lusty lover
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Squire
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2 long term effects that the Black Death had on Europe
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Killed 50-60% of population
Ended feudalism |
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How did the Hundred Years' War change warfare and the role of the knight in society?
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Role of knights decreases
Introduced use of gunpowder War fare changed: less hand to hand contact |
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Describe feudalism class structure
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God was supreme overlord
King ruled and allocated land to barons in return for allegiance Knights protected lord's land Serfs were slaves to their lord |
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What do the rioters do to one another in The Pardoner's Tale?
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2 plot to kill the 3rd, the 3rd rioter posions the other 2
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What do the rioters find in the grove of trees in The Pardoner's Tale?
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Gold florins and death
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Why is the knight sentenced to death at the beginning of The Wife's Tale?
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He raped a maiden
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What is the name of the Inn in Cantebury Tales?
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Tabard Inn
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How does the Pardoner upset the host?
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He tries to get the host to buy his relics
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What happens to the woman at the end of The Wife's Tale?
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She becomes beautiful, young and faithful
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Why is the Pardoner a hypocrite?
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He tells that greed is the root of all evil, but he makes his living from avarice
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What do the rioters find out about the man in the coffin?
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He was drunk when he was killed and he was stabbed in the heart
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Why is the Wife of Bath unique or different from other medieval women?
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She's had 5 husbands, she's on a pilgrimage alone
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What quest does the queen give the knight to complete?
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He is given a year and a day to find out what women want
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manor officer responsible chiefly for overseeing the discharge of feudal obligations
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reeve
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attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
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yeoman
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shield bearer or armor bearer of a knight
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squire
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steward of purveyor especially for a college or monastery
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manciple
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landowner of free but noble birth
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franklin
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member of a mendicant order
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friar
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member of a religious order and lives in a monastery
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monk
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hired by the church to bring those guilty of sexual crimes to punishment
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summoner
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preacher delegated to raise money for religious works by soliciting offerings and granting indulgences
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pardoner
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desire for wealth
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avarice
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crude, offensive
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ribald
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food usable by people
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victuals
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short, comic, frankly coarse and often cynical tale in verse
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fabliau
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What are the gifts that Gawain receives from the Lord's wife?
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Kiss, girdle
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What is the deal that Gawain makes with the lord?
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They must give each other what they catch during the day
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How does Gawain break the deal?
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He keeps the girdle instead of giving it to the Lord, he is protected when the Green Knight tries to behead him.
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What does the Green Knight reveal?
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He is the lord
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