A combat on horseback between two knights
Joust
Agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate.
Serf
deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town
Moat
the great tower and main building of a castle
Donjon
Church officials
Clergy
an exchange goods or services without the use of money
Barter
French word meaning "rebirth", an era which emphasizes education, art and critical thinking. Each human being is important.
Renaissance
Code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages
chivalry
Land given to servants. In return servants promised loyalty and labor.
Fiefs
accused person gathering several people to act as
witnesses and swear the accused was innocent of all
charges
Trial by oath
German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a printing press.
Gutenberg
The iron grill that lowered at the castle gate
Porticullis
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements and humans should be free to think
Humanism
a boy servant or attendant, the first step in becoming a knight
Page
a young nobleman acting as an attendant to a knight before becoming a knight himself
Squire
traveling musicians and entertainers
Minstrels
A painter, engineer, architect, inventor, and student of all things scientific. "Renaissance man."
Leanoardo Da Vinci
His work includes large collection of smaller paintings depicting biblical references on the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo
Italy during the 1300's was not a country. It was made
up of__________________ with different forms of government.
Independent States
A Medieval sport of hunting with large birds
falconry
Wars fought between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land.
Crusades
Most readily recognized paintings in the world. Is believed that the smile was painter's way of showing harmony between humanity.
Mona Lisa
His great writing was in Italian (previously most
works were written in Latin) showed that the language of the people was just as good as Latin.
Dante
Wrote over 30 comedies, tragedies, and
histories.
William Shakespeare
Daily Double!!!!!
Name and by what artist
Pieta by Michelangelo