VOCABULARY 1
A large land mass
Continent
Pictures made by arranging colored pieces into a patttern
Mosaics
The science of stars
Astronomy
An instrument with a magnetic needle that always points north
Compass
Substitute king
Protector
A piece of land surrounded by water on all three sides
Peninsula
The hammer
Martel
An illness caused by an infection by fleas that lived on rats
Bubonic plague
Spanish and Portuguese soldiers in the new world
Conquistadors
Funny Plays
Comedies
Moving out of the country into the city
Urbanization
Special deeds done to get Gods forgiveness
Penance
Cone shaped huts made of animal skins stretched over wooden timbers
Wigwam
A servant to a knight, who will also become a night someday
Squire
Rebirth of Ancient Greek and Roman ideas that happened during a time when countries finally were not at war or defending against barbarians
Renaissance
Wide wooden gate suspended over a castle wall
Portcullis
Ancient fortress at the center of Moscow
Kremlin
People who made religious trips to show devotion
Pilgrims
Tall wooden towers, could roll over to walls and climb into cities
Siege Engine
First people of New Zealand who sailed from islands
The Māori
Sacred writing of the Jews
Torah
Bundles of straw used for roofs
Thatch
Every person in England served someone: king,Lord,Serfs
Feudalism
Divine winds
Kamikaze
Special rooms where monks worked on writing the bible and important books
Scriptoriums