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28 Cards in this Set
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chain mail
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flexible medieval armor made of interlinked metal rings
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chalice
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goblet, Eucharistic Cup
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chanson de geste
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epic of heroic deeds
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chivalry
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code of behavior practiced by upper class medieval society
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cloisonne
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enameling technique - molten glass poured between metal strips secured to a surface
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common law
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body of unritten law developed by judicial decisions, custom, and precedent
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crenellations
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tooth-shaped battlements surrounding a wall for defese
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cruciform
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cross-shaped
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fealty
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loyalty
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feudalism
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political system - land for military defense
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fief
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land or property given to a warrior for military service
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gilt
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gold surfaced
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investiture
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when a feudal lord grants a vassal control over a fief
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jongleur
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professional wandering entertainer
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joust
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form of personal combat on horseback with lances
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keep
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square tower - the strongest and most secure part of the castle
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kenning
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two-term metaphor
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lord
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member of feudal nobility who invested a vassal with a fief
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mace
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heavy spike-headed club
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mediveal romance
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tale of adventure that deals with knights, kings and ladies acting under the impulse of love, religious faith, or desire for adventure
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moat
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wide trench filled with water surrounding a castle
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niello
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black surfurous substance used as decorative inlay for incesed metal surfaces
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paten
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shallow dish, Eucharistic plate
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primogeniture
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fief passed down from father to eldest son
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renaissance
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revival of learning of former and classical culture
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serf
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unfree peasant
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vassal
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member of feudal nobility that vowed to serve a lord in exchange for control of a fief
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zoomorphic
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animal shaped
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