| A | B |
| astrolabe | instrument used to determine the position of the sun or stars |
| alchemy | a form of chemistry and philosophy of the MA that attempted to discover an elixir of lifeand a method for changing metals into gold |
| troubador | wrote songs and poems on courtly love |
| Benedictine Rule | monks lived under this rule and promised to live lives of poverty, chastity, and service |
| heretic | person who disagreed with the Church's teachings |
| navigation | the science of plotting or directing the course of a ship |
| weapons | any instruments used for defense or to attack |
| pilgrimage | a long journey made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion |
| falconry | the art of training hawks to hunt |
| saint | a person of exceptional holiness |