Building Materials
Art History Terms
High Middle Ages
Medieval Cities
Culture
100
The hard material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree, used for timber
Wood
100
Horseshoe Arch
100
When were the High Middle Ages?
12th and 13th Centuries
100
A person involved in trade
Merchant or Shopkeeper
100
Anonymous writings that celebrated the heroic actions of knights
Epic Poems
200
A small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building
Brick
200
A tall, upright structure, typically cylindrical, used as a support for a building
Pillar or Column
200
A sovereign head of state, especially a king or queen
Monarch
200
A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand
Artisan
200
A crisis that divided the Catholic Church, which included up to 3 competing popes at the same time
Western Schism
300
A hard, solid mineral of which rock is made, especially as a building material
Stone
300
A curved structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it
Arch
300
A high-level educational institute where students study for degrees and academic research is done
University
300
An agricultural labourer bound by the feudal system who was tied to working on their lord's estate
Serf
300
A Greek philosopher who was a student of Plato and is known for logic and reason
Aristotle
400
A thin rectangular slab of baked clay or other material, used in overlapping rows for covering roofs
Tile
400
A roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches
Vault
400
Extreme shortage of food
Famine
400
An assembly of townspeople headed by a mayor who manage city life
City Hall or Council
400
An Italian philosopher who was inspired by Aristotle and wanted to reconcile reason with religious faith
Saint Thomas Aquinas
500
A soft mixture of sand and cement for spreading on structures to form a smooth hard surface when dried
Plaster
500
A rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base
Dome
500
Orders of payment that could be converted into money in a different place at a later date
Bills of Exchange
500
A legal document that established self-government for a city, specifying its rights and privileges
Charter or Fuero
500
A series of battles between England and France from 1337 to 1453
Hundred Years' War