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What 5 components brought the Middle Ages in to the modern world?
Discovery and exploration of a new continent
The Protestant reformation
Revival of learning
Rise in nationalism
Rise of the merchant/middle class
What are the 6 characteristics of a medieval romance?
the hero knight and his adventures
the knight's love for his lady
chivalry
settings are imaginary and vague
mystery and suspense are derived from the supernatural
concealed or disguised identity
Who wrote
Canterbury Tales
?
Chausser
Who wrote
Le Morte d'Arthur
?
Malory
Who wrote
The Divine Comedy
?
Dante
Who wrote
The DeCameron
?
Boccaccio
Who wrote
The Once And Future King
?
T. H. White
Who wrote
Idylls of the King
?
Tennyson
feudalism
a military chain of command
fiefs/feuds
the parcels of land subdivided among nobles
casque
helmet
fealty
military service or allegiance
serf
peasant who is bought and sold with the land
vassal
all the people the king controls except the serfs; someone who serves a lord
heraldry
visual language used to ID a knight
Guild
trade union
apprentice
first step in becoming a master craftsman; takes 7 years
journeyman
2nd step of becoming a master craftsman, you can stay and work for wages or leave
chivalry
the practice of knighthood by the nobility
saint's/truce days
no kill days declared by the Pope
morality play
play about vices vs. virtues
miracle play
play about a miracle like in the bible
tournament
favorite pastime of the Middle Ages
list
playing field
favor
a lady's love token
jousting
two men on horses galloping towards each other at full speed trying to knock each other off
lance
short handled spear
knight
mounted soldier/horseman
King Arthur
based on a Britain chieftain; rules Britain
Excalibur
Arthur's sword given to him by the Lady of the Lake
the Round Table
Arthur's idea that everyone is equal, given to him by his father-in-law. seats 150/130 knights
Camelot
Arthur's mythical city
Merlin
Arthur's mentor/teacher
Guinevere
Arthur's wife
Lancelot
French, Arthur's best friend, Guinevere's lover, strongest knight
Mordred
Arthur's 1/2 brother
Lady Igraine
Arthur's mother
billet
place where a soldier is lodged/housed
blithe
happy or cheerful
citadel
fortress
cormorant
bird
begat
the sire or father
lank
slender
tabor
a drum
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Middle Ages
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2010-03-10T01:59:55Z
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