Geographical Terms
Land that is surrounded by water on all sides
What is an island?
A picture or design made of small pieces of glass or tile
What is a mosaic?
A large, beautiful church building made of stone that took several generations to build
What is a cathedral?
A long spear, usually held by a knight riding a horse during a joust
What is a lance?
The supreme head of the Roman Catholic Church
What is the pope?
A very steep slope or drop-off of land or rock
What is a cliff?
A painting done with watercolors on damp, fresh plaster
What is a fresco?
A place where monks lived lives devoted to God and religious pursuits, separate from the world
What is a monastery?
A quick attack by a small force (such as Vikings made on European villages)
What is a raid?
The road or path that merchants generally traveled between Europe and Asia
What is the Silk Road?
a deposit of earth or sand at the mouth of a river, usually in the shape of a triangle
What is a delta?
Decorations of pages done with gold, silver, colors, and designs
What is illumination?
A Muslim house of prayer
What is a mosque?
An honorable military position held by a man after completing training as a page and a squire
What is a knight?
The military class in feudal Japan (like knights in Europe)
What are samurai?
A narrow strip of water that connects two larger bodies of water
What is a strait?
A decorated clasp pinned to a persons cloak to fasten it
What is a brooch?
A metal gate that could be lowered as part of a castle's defenses
What is a portcullis?
The handle of a sword
What is a hilt?
The disease that killed 1/4 of people in Europe in the 1300s
What is the Black Death or the bubonic plague?
A large waterfall, or a part of a river that rushes quickly, usually because of rocks under the surface
What is a cataract?
A picture or image, usually of Christ or a saint, used in worship of Eastern Orthodox Church
What is an icon?
A tomb or vault in a church for dead bodies
What is a sepulcher?
A group of soldiers who guard a castle or city
What is a garrison?
The governing council in a Viking community
What is "the Thing"?