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Unaccompanied, monophonic music used in the liturgy of the Western Church
What is plainchant?
100
The everyday mineral that was as valuable as gold
What is salt?
100
An Italian monk who created a set of syllables to help singers remember melodies
Who is Guido de Arezzo?
100
The European quest to control the Holy Land that lasted more than 200 years
What are the Crusades?
100
The approximate year that music started to be written down
What is 1000 A.D.?
200
Music not related to religion or religious service
What is secular?
200
Who could be educated during the medieval times?
Who are the clergy and nobility?
200
A German nun who primarily composed monophonic music
Who is Hildegard von Bingen?
200
The document that outlined protocol for the King to protect landowners in return for their loyalty
What is the Magna Carta?
200
The important household fixture pictured here
What is a toilet?
300
A single melody played, written or sung with no harmony
What is monophony?
300
What medieval staple is this monk making?
What is beer?
300
A French composer best known for his organum, who also helped develop 3- and 4-voice polyphony
Who is Perotin?
300
When the French King failed to produce an heir, what battle broke out that spread across Europe?
What is the Hundred Years' War?
300
The combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak.
What is chivalry?
400
The instrument heard in this clip
400
The two classes of people during Medieval times
Who were commoners and nobility?
400
A French bishop and composer who invented isorhythm; a technique where a rhythmic pattern is repeated in a least one part throughout a composition.
Who is Philippe de Vitry?
400
Killed approximately 1/3 of the world's population
What is the black death (black plague)?
400
The young French woman who saw visions from God
Who is Joan of Arc?
500
Music featuring two or more independent melodies played, written or sung simultaneously.
What is polyphony or organum?
500
A traveling musician
What is a troubadour?
500
The greatest composer of the 15th century
Who is Guillaume du Fay?
500
The event that signifies the start of the Medieval Period?
What is the fall of Rome?
500
The span of years of the Medieval Times
What is 500-1500 A.D.?