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65 Cards in this Set
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leige lord |
the lord to whom a person owes loyalty |
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ransom |
the money demanded in exchange for a prisoner
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squire |
a knight's assistant; a knight in training
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archer |
a person who shoots a bow; by law all adult males in English villages had to practice archery
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chivalry |
knights and nobles
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jupon |
a long shirt worn over armour
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heraldric symbol |
a symbol the represents a family line; as in a coat of arms
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cavalry |
soldiers on horseback
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full plate armor |
overlapping plates of steel that cover knights from head to toe
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fleur de lis |
a representation of a flower called the iris; the symbol of France
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leopards of England |
three crouching lions; the heraldric symbol of England
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Saint George |
The patron saint of England
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pace |
the length of a stride; about a meter
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battle |
a military action; a group of knights
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to loose a shaft |
to shoot an arrow
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mace |
a war club; a weapon
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Saint Denis |
the patron saint of France |
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to do homage |
to swear loyalty |
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immovable |
unable to move |
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doublet |
vest
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girdle |
belt
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heresy |
a teaching that in contrary to that of the church
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cathedral |
the home church of a bishop |
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jousting |
two knights on horseback, each trying to knock the other off his horse with a lance |
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social status |
level or rank in society
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courtesy |
good manners |
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spur |
a device worn on your heel; used for urging a horse to go |
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to keep vigil |
staying awake and praying |
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to dub |
to make a person a knight by touching his shoulder with a sword |
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hierarchy |
the order of ranks in a system. |
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obsolete |
useless because it is out of date |
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siege |
the act of surrounding a fortified place in order to capture it |
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dauphin |
the oldest son of the French king |
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hither |
here |
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commerce |
the buying, selling, and trading of goods and services |
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tanner |
a person who makes animal hide [skin] into leather |
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guild |
a union of people practicing the same craft |
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apprentice |
one who learns a trade by working for a master |
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master |
a certified expert |
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journeyman |
a person who's been admitted to a guild but who is not yet a master |
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seamstress |
a woman who makes a living by sewing things |
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chamber pot |
a pot used instead of a toilet - before indoor plumbing was invented |
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prohibition |
a ban [not allowed anywhere at any time] |
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incentive |
something that urges a person on |
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mandatory |
required |
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pageant |
an elaborate entertainment displaying scenes from history |
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bear baiting |
In medieval times, a public event in which dogs torment a chained up bear. |
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charter |
a written order authorizing the right to operate as a 'town' |
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libel |
a false or damaging statement |
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oratory |
a small chapel [ a small church ] |
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redress |
set right; fix a problem |
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parish |
church sponsored |
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tutor |
a private teacher |
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inventory |
a detailed list of items |
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martyred |
killed for the sake of religion |
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relic |
a sacred object associated with a saint |
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architect |
one who designs buildings |
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flying buttress |
an archway built against a wall to help support the wall |
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Gothic |
a type of architecture that has steep roofs and pointed arches |
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bubonic plague |
a highly contagious, usually fatal, disease. Symptoms include swollen lymph glands. |
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lymph gland |
rounded lumps of tissue located under the arms and in the groin; they help protect you from germs |
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hallucinating |
seeing things that do not exist or are not there |
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aerial photograph |
a picture of the ground - taken from a great height. |
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scapegoat |
a person wrongfully blamed. Sometimes they are persecuted. |
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poll tax |
a standard tax collected from every person |
