Birth of Middle Ages
A period of in European history between AD 500 and about the 1400's
Middle Ages
Communities where monks lived and dedicated their lives to God.
monkastery
A period of great cultural and artistic change that began in Italy around 1350 and spread throughout Europe.
Renaissance
Martin Luther's arguments for reforms in the Roman Catholic church.
95 Theses
Starting in Europe around AD 800,a system for organizing and governing society, based on Land and service
feudalism
A woman who devotes her life to her religion, often living in a convent.
nun
An idea important to the Renaissance that focused on human values and what people can achieve in this world.
humanism
IN the Roman Catholic Church , a pardon from punishment for a sin in exchange for an offering
indulgence
A property given to vassal in exchange for loyalty
fief
A woman or man considered by a religious group to be especially holy.
saint
A supporter of the arts
A movement beginning in Europe in the 1500's to bring reform to the Roman Catholic church and leading to protestantism
reformation
A noble who is usually given a fief by his lord in exchange for loyalty
vassal
Any of the journeys and battles undertaken by European Christians to win control of the Holy Land from the Muslims
Crusades
A technique used by artists during the Renaissance that seemed to create 3 dimensions on the flat surface of a painting
perspective
A Christian who belongs to one of the other churches that split the Roman Catholic church during or after the reformation
Protestant
A person who is bound to work on nobles manor
serf
A large Christian church that is the official church of the bishop, an important member of the clergy
cathedral
Renaissance ruler of Florence and patron of art
Lorenzo Medici
The church of England started by Henry the VIII
Anglican Church
English dramatist and poet.Wrote Romeo and juliet
chivalry
A style of architecture developed in Europe between 1100 and 1500, characterized by pointed arches, rib vaulting, and flying buttresses
Gothic
Italian Renaissance artist, inventor, and scientist; painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
A large self sufficient estate granted to a lord and worked by serfs
Manor
A terrible disease that spreads quickly and kills many people
plague
Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet; painted the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
A legal document written by English lords in 1215 that stated certain rights of the barons,merchants,and clergy,which limited the power of the king
Magna Carta
Martin Luther's arguments for reform in the Roman Catholic Church
95 Theses
In the Roman Catholic Church, a pardon from punishment for a sin in exchange for an offering
indulgence