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Chapter 1. The Legacy of the Roman Empire. a painting on a wall. mural. a picture made up of small pieces of tile, glass, or colored stones. mosaic. a picture painted on the moist plaster of a wall or ceiling. fresco. an arched structure used to hold up a ceiling or a roof. vault.
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Chapter 1 The Legacy of the Roman Empire
a painting on a wall mural
a picture made up of small pieces of tile, glass, or colored stones mosaic
a picture painted on the moist plaster of a wall or ceiling fresco
an arched structure used to hold up a ceiling or a roof vault
a large and important church cathedral
a pipe or channel built to carry water between distant places aqueduct
a popular saying that is meant to express something wise or true proverb A stitch in time saves nine.
the study of wisdom, knowledge, and the nature of reality philosophy
Chapter 2 The Development of Feudalism in Western Europe
a person belonging to a tribe considered uncivilized barbarian
a religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ Christianity
Christian church headed by the pope in Rome Roman Catholic Church
a bishop of Rome and supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church pope
land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service or loyalty fief
a large estate with farmland and villages held by a lord manor
the belief that God gives monarchs the right to rule divine right of kings
a system of organizing peopleinto ranks hierarchy
Chapter 3 The Role of the Church in Medieval Europe
when a person is made to suffer because of religious beliefs persecute
a community of monks monastery
the body of people, such as priests, who perform the sacred functions of a church clergy
to refuse membership in a church excommunicate
a solemn rite of Christian churches sacrament
a religious journey pilgrimage
an object considered to be holy because it belonged to or was touched by a saint or other holy person relic
a community of nuns convent
a school of advanced learning university
the study of God and religion theology
the concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking natural law
a way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith monasticism
a handwritten book decorated with metals illuminated manuscript
a brotherhood or sisterhood of monks, nuns, or friars religious order
a member of a certain religious order devoted to teaching and works of charity friar
Chapter 4 Life in Medieval Towns
a person who works for an expert in a trade in return for training apprentice