Medieval Vocabulary Quiz

A system of political and economic organization prevalent in medieval Europe, characterized by the exchange of land for military service and labor.

• Monasticism

• Feudalism

• Gothic

• Pilgrimage

A member of the lowest feudal class, bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.

• Serfs

• Gargoyles

• Cloister

• Tympanum

A part of a church, usually a side aisle, that crosses the nave at right angles.

• Ambulatory

• Transept

• Buttress

• Fresco

A religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work.

• Illuminations

• Manuscript

• Monasticism

• Tapestries

A covered walk in a convent, monastery, or cathedral, typically with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a quadrangle on the other.

• Cloister

• Tympanum

• Romanesque

• Pilgrimage

Decorative designs or illustrations in a manuscript, often using gold or silver.

• Illuminations

• Fresco

• Tapestries

• Gargoyles

A piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs formed by weaving colored weft threads or by embroidering on canvas, used as a wall hanging or furniture covering.

• Manuscript

• Tapestries

• Ambulatory

• Buttress

A journey to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion.

• Pilgrimage

• Gothic

• Transept

• Cloister

A passageway around the apse or choir of a church.

• Tympanum

• Ambulatory

• Fresco

• Romanesque

A semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, bounded by a lintel and arch.

• Gargoyles

• Tympanum

• Buttress

• Illuminations