HISTORY VOCABULARY 2º ESO
THE FOUR FACES OF A HISTORICAL FACT
POLITICS
SOCIETY
ECONOMY
CULTURE
THE THREE ASPECTS OF ART
ARCHITECTURE
SCULPTURE
PAINTING
GENERAL VOCABULARY
Middle Ages
Feudal system
Modern Ages
Leisure
Border
Medieval
Kingdom
Holy places
Feudalism
Aristocracy
Servants
Count (other
countries)
Serf
Merchants
Slaves
Baron
Bourgeois(-ie)
Duke
King
Page
(apprentice)
Jester
SOCIETY AND SOCIAL GROUPS
Emperor
Artisans
Marquess
Queen
Nobility
Peasants
Earl
(Great
Britain)
Noble
Juggler
POLITICS
Dynasty
Ruler
ECONOMY
Trade
Tribute
Livestock
Sewing
Merchant/Trader Agriculture
Rents
Firewood
To fallow
Windmill
Weaving
Artisans
Crops
Flour
Tax(es)
Farming land
Bread
ART & CULTURE
Architecture
Arch
Sculpture
Cruciform plan
Painting
Mural painting
Romanesque
Relief
Library
Pope
Monastery
Abbot/Abbess
Priest
Preach
Pilgrimage
Bishop
Cloister
Clergy
Pilgrim
RELIGION (GENERAL & CHRISTIANISM)
Christendom
Monk
Archbishop
Cathedral
Religious order
Penance**
Roman
Catholic
Church
Cleric
Pilgrimage
Monotheistic
Vows
(promises)*
Military
order***
Eastern
Orthodox
Church
Nun
Pilgrim
Polytheistic
Convent
Bible
*The three vows to enter in a religious order: obedience – poverty – chastity.
** A way of someone pays for their sins.
*** The most important orders were: the Templars knights and the hospitaller knights.
WAR
Soldier
Siege*
Helmet
Weapon
Warrior
Invader
Lance
Sword
War horse
Ram
Archer/Bowman
Border
Shield
Trebuchet
Treaty
Armor
Knight
*To lay siege to a castle
BYZANTINE AND CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE
Byzantine
Empire
Justinian
Carolingian
Empire
Visigoths
Charles
Great
Franks
the Constantinople
Ottoman
Empire
ISLAMIC WORLD AND ISLAMIC RELIGION
Caliph
Caliphate
Arabs
Islam
Minaret
Imam
Islamic
Muezzin
Pillars of Islam
Muslim
Qibla wall
Alms*
Islamic
calendar
Mosque
Mihrab
Fast**
Hijra
Koran
Minbar
Souk
*Alms: money or food given to the poor
**Fast: eat nothing between sunrise and sunset
FEUDALISM
Vikings
Castle
Vassal
Magyars
Code of Chivalry
Fief/Fee
Saracens
Tournament
Tithe*
*Give a ten percent of your harvest to the Church.
Crusades
Joust