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Benson
The Church
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History
9th Grade
02/29/2008

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Term
Excommunication
Definition

To be cut off by the church.

Term

What gave people hope, provided many Inns and Hospitals, and were the LARGEST land owners?

Definition

The Church

Term

Who lived on monasteries and preserved and copied books?

Definition

Monks

Term

Who lived in nunneries and convents?

Definition

Nuns

Term

If a person knew how to write what would you call them?

Definition

A scribe.

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Script
Definition
another word for "write".
Term

Where would you write and copy books?

Definition

A scriptorium.

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Illumination
Definition
To light or brighten.
Term

What would you call "The Bishops Chair"?

Definition

A Cathedra.

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What is a relic?
Definition
An artifact.
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Why are cathedral walls so high?
Definition
So that people would walk in and look up towards the heavens.
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