Define each term.
gladiator
armed man trained to fight and kill other men for sport
lords
landowners in the Middle Ages
church men who separated themselves from the world
monks
long trips for religious purposes
pilgrimages
first great missionary of the Christian church
Paul
Colosseum
huge outdoor arena in Rome
manor
the lord's land
the place where monks lived
monasteries
eight different attempts to retake Jerusalem
Crusades
emperor who made it a crime to be a Christian
Nero
martyrs
Christians who rather give up their lives than deny their Lord
moat
knight
deep ditch of water surrounding the castle
trained warrior who fought for his lord
monks who choose to like alone
hermits
people who refused to obey the Roman Catholic church
heretics
elderly martyr who refused to blaspheme
slave girl martyred in Gaul
Polycarp
Blandina
catacombs
underground chambers used as cemeteries
pope
indulgences
the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
certificates from the pope that excused a person from doing penance for his sins
monks who traveled and taught
friars
a special court set up to find and kill heretics
Inquisition
African Christian who said, "The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church."
emperor who mad it a crime not to be a Christian
Tertullian
Constantine
serfs
poor people who work for the landowner in exchange for protection
purgatory
Ninety-five Theses
according to the Roman Catholic Church, a place of suffering where penitent sinners are cleansed of sin and mad ready for Heaven
Luther's list of 95 reasons why the sale of indulgences is wrong
women who lived far apart
nuns
the most important invention in the history of the world
printing press
crowned emperor of the Romans by the pope
first Holy Roman Emperor
Charlemagne
Otto the Great