a picture made up of small pieces of tile, glass, or colored stone.
100
Define scribe.
a person trained to write or copy documents by hand.
100
During the medieval times what did the waterways of Europe allow people to do easily?
Travel.
100
What did waterways along the coastal areas make people vulnerable (at risk) too?
Attacks.
200
Define proverb.
a popular saying that is meant to express something wise or true.
200
Define fresco.
a picture pained on the moist plaster of a wall or ceiling.
200
Define dome.
a roof shaped like a half-circle or hemisphere.
200
What would mountain ranges in Europe do to settlements (villages)?
Protect the settlements, but they were also barriers for travel and trade.
200
What were the approximate dates of the Early Middle Ages?
476 CE to 1000 CE.
300
Define vault.
an arched structure used to hold up a ceiling or a roof.
300
Define cathedral.
A large and important church.
300
Define philosophy.
the study of wisdom, knowledge, and the nature of reality.
300
What were the approximate dates of the High Middle Ages?
About 1000 CE to 1300 CE.
300
What were the approximate dates of the Late Middle Ages?
About 1300 CE to 1450 CE.
400
Define engineering.
The science of building structures.
400
Define architecture.
The art of designing buildings.
400
Define Roman Empire.
at its height, around 117 C.E. spanned the whole Mediterranean world, from northern Africa to the Scottish border, from Spain to Syria.
400
After the Roman Empire fell what happened to Europe?
It became chaotic because people spoke different languages and they could not communicate with one another. Force was the law of the land.
400
What type of political (government) system was used during the High Middle Ages? Who ruled?
The political system was feudalism and the king or queen ruled.
500
Compare and contrast mosaic and mural.
A mosaic is made up of small pieces of tile/glass/colored stone. A mural is a painting on a wall. A similarity is they both may be on a wall.
500
Compare and contrast a mural and a fresco.
A fresco could be a mural. But a mural is simply a painting on a wall. While a fresco is a painting painted on a moist plaster of a wall or ceiling.
500
What is a non-example of a dome?
A Roman column.
500
How did the feudal system work?
King or Queen ruled and they gave land to the nobles in exchange for military service. The nobles would give some of their land to knights. The peasants would work the land.
500
During the late middle ages people moved from where to where?