A | B |
knight | mounted warrior |
chivalry | code of conduct adopted by the knights |
troubadour | wandering poets |
manor | the lord’s estate |
serf – | peasants on a manor that were bound to the land, who were not slaves but could not leave the manor without the lord’s permission |
secular | worldly , not of the church |
sacraments | sacred rituals of the church |
canon law | the body of laws of the Roman Catholic Church |
excommunication | a penalty for those who did not obey Church laws. It means that they could not receive Church sacraments. |
tithe | a tax equal to one tenth of a person’s income that was used to support the Church |
anti – Semitism | prejudice against Jews |
charter | a written document that set out the rights and privileges of a town |
capital | money for investing |
usury | lending money at interest |
guilds | associations that passed laws, levied taxes, and decided how to spend funds |
apprentice | a trainee that works with a master of a trade to learn the trade |
patron | person who provides financial support for the arts |
perspective | artistic technique used to give drawings and paintings a three-dimensional effect |
indulgence | in the Roman Catholic Church , it was a pardon for sins committed during a person’s lifetime |
annul | to cancel or invalidate |