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45 Cards in this Set
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chain mail
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a flexible medieval armor made of interlinked metal rings
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chalice
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a goblet
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chanson de geste
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an epic poem of the early middle ages "song of heroic deeds"
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chivalry
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a code of behavior practiced by upper-class men and women of medieval society
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cloisonne
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an enameling technique produced by pouring molten colored glass between thin metal strips secured to a metal object
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common law
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the body of unwritten law developed primarily from judicial decisions based on custom and precedent
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crenellations
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tooth shaped battlements surmounting a wall and used for defensive combat
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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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the system of political organization prevailing in Europe and its basis was the exchange of land for military defense
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fief
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land or property given to a warrior in return for military service
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guild
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an association of merchants or craftspeople organized according to operation
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investiture
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the procedure by which a feudal lord granted a vassal control over a fief
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jongleur
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a professional entertainer who wandered from court to court in medieval Europe
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joust
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a form of personal combat usually with lances on horseback between men at arms
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keep
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a square tower the strongest part and most secure part of a medieval castle
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kenning
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a two term metaphor used in old english verse
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lord
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any member of the feudal nobility who invested a vassal with a fief
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mace
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a heavy spike headed club used as a weapon in medieval combat
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medieval romance
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a tale of adventure that deals with knights, kings, and ladies acting under the impulse of love, religious faith, or the desire for adventure
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moat
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a wide trench, usually filled with water surrounding a fortified place
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niello
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a black sulfurous substance used as a decorative inlay for incised metal surfaces
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paten
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a shallow dish
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primogeniture
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the principle by which a fief was passed from father to eldest son
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renaissance
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a revival of the learning of former and especially classical culture
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serf
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an unfree peasant
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vassal
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any member of the feudal nobility who vowed to serve a lord in exchange for control of a fief
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zoomorphic
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animal shaped having the form of an animal
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canto
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one of the main divisions of a long poem
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excommunication
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ecclesiastical censure that excludes the individual from receiving the sacraments
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grace
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the free unearned favor of God
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heresy
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the denial of the revealed truths or orthodox doctrine by a baptized member of the church
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interdict
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the excommunication of an entire state
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memento mori
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a warning of the closeness of death and the need to prepare for ones own death
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miracle play
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a type of medieval play that dramatized the lives of christ mary and saints
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morality play
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a type of medieval play that dramatized moral themes such as the conflict between good and evil
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mystery play
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a type of medieval originating in church liturgy and dramatizing biblical history from the fall of satan to the last judgement
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pageant
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a roofed wagon stage for performances
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sacrament
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a sacred act or pledge and a visible sign of gods grace
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antiphon
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a verse sung in response to the text
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archivolt
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a molded or decorated band around an arch or forming an archlike frame for an opening
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bay
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a regularly repeated spacial unit of a building or vaulted compartment
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counterpoint
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a musical technique that involves two or more independent melodies; polyphony
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crocket
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a stylized leaf used as a terminal ornament
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finial
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an ornament usually pointed and foliated that tops a spire or pinnacle
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