Important People
This saint from the Italian city of Assisi lived as a poor man and started the Order of Little Brothers.
Who was St. Francis of Assisi?
b = to trade by exchanging some goods for other goods without using money
What is barter?
the guide or host for this video series
Who is David Macaulay?
Most cathedrals have these, which are items that belonged to a saint.
What are relics?
If a member of the Church ignores or teaches against what the Catholic Church believes, this may happen to him/her, which means basically to be kicked out of the Church.
What is excommunicate?
This English king was famous for his Knights of the Round Table, where all were equal.
Who was King Arthur?
p = a journey to a sacred place
What is a pilgrimage?
This man-made waterway often surrounded a castle for extra protection.
What is a moat?
To signal that it was time for Mass to begin, most cathedrals had these iron objects.
What are bells?
Because they are connected, separated mostly by the Ural Mountains, Europe and Asia are sometimes called this.
What is Eurasia?
the king of the Franks, also known as Charles the Great, ruler of France and more
Who was Charlemagne?
g = a group of merchants or craftsmen joined together to protect their trade and for mutual aid and protection
What is a guild?
This is the reason lower windows in a castle were smaller and more narrow than higher windows.
What is to keep arrows from being shot into the castle?
In the video, we saw this famous Gothic cathedral in Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire a few years ago.
What is Notre Dame?
These tall mountains in south-central Europe stretch over Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.
What are the Alps?
This king of England was forced to sign the Magna Carta in which he promised to respect the rights of the barons.
Who was King John?
s = miraculous bodily wounds resembling those of the crucified Christ
What are stigmata?
This was the most important and well-used room in a castle. (the g_____ h_____)
What is the great hall?
Cathedrals of the Middle Ages had these types of windows to teach those who could not read and to allow light in.
What are stained glass windows?
During the first 500 years of the Middle Ages, not much happened that was good. Therefore, they were called this.
What were the Dark Ages?
This Italian saint became a doctor of the Church, wrote Summa Theologica, and was a famous teacher in a Dominican school.
Who was St. Thomas Aquinas?
d = a disorder of the mind where the person is confused and often sees things which are not there
What is delirium?
This board game is a fairly accurate representation of medieval warfare.
What is chess?
These supports kept the heavy roof of a cathedral from falling in. (2 words)
What are flying buttresses?
After the Dark Ages, Europe experienced this period, which means rebirth, especially in artistic and intellectual activity.
What was the renaissance?