Vocabulary
to make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed
discomfit
exchanging goods of equal value
barter
Italian traveler to China and the court of Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Why was the 13th century considered great?
Significant developments (legal, religious)
"I would not have a single man more. If God gave us the victory, it will be plain that we owe it to his grace. The fewer we are, the less loss for England."
Henry V
a sovereign state with control over another state
suzerain
the governor of a castle
castellan
King of France who moved papacy from Rome to Avignon
Phillip the Fair
What battle is this?:
English won, all the French died, battle at sea with ships, crossbows were used
Battle of Sluys
"I believe that in the end truth will conquer."
John Wycliffe
a written agreement that established freedom
charter
to repay, return a favor
requite
the final four of the liberal arts: arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, music
Quadrivium
What was the work of an illuminator?
Added illustrations and decorations to a book
"King and Pope, alike in this, to one purpose hold,
How to make the clergy yield their silver and their gold."
English song
a grant of land
feif
fabric with gold or silver thread
brocade
King of England; claimed to be lawful king of France
Edward III
Name one of the chief holidays of the medieval church.
Yuletide, Easter, Whitsuntide
"Lord, if I am still necessary to Thy people, I do not refuse the toil."
St. Martin of Tours
a man part of governing a city
alderman
to free something from a difficulty
extricate
ideal of giving up possessions for a life of sacrifice and hardships
Lady Poverty
Describe Louis IX's kingly ideals.
More land, better education, added buildings, encouraged trade, strengthened defenses
"If you think that you can trust to your birth and possessions to procure advancement, you have made a mistake. I take no account of your noble birth and your fine looks, though others may admire you for them. Know this for certain, that unless you make up for your formal sloth by vigorous study, you will never get any favor from Charles."
Charlemaine