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Magna Carta
Monastery
Nun
Convent
Cathedral
Saint
Crusade
Plague
Renaissance
Humanism

2007-03-20 09:23:49 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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Magna Carta: Document signed by King John of England in 1215 AD that limited the king’s power and guaranteed certain basic rights. Considered the beginning of constitutional government in England.

Monastery: the residence of a religious community

Nun: a religious woman

Convent: a religious residence especially for nuns

Cathedral: any large and important church

Saint: a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

Crusade: campaign: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

Plague: an epidemic disease causing a high rate of mortality

Renaissance: the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries

Humanism: The new emphasis in the Renaissance on human culture, education and reason, sparked by a revival of interest in classical Greek and Roman literature, culture, and language. Human nature and the dignity of man were exalted and emphasis was placed on the present life as a worthy event in itself (as opposed to the medieval emphasis on the present life merely as preparation for a future life).

2007-03-20 09:30:35 · answer #1 · answered by Mystic 4 · 1 0

Magna Carta was the most significant early influence on the extensive historical process that led to the rule of constitutional law today.

Monastery denotes the habitation and workplace

Nun-is a woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life.

Convent-is a community of priests, religious brothers or religious sisters

Cathedral-is a religious building for worship, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy

Saint- is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, or person

Crusade-The Crusades were a series of military conflicts of a religious character

Plague - is a severe, and potentially deadly, infection.

Renaissance-the revival of learning and culture

Humanism-a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people

2007-03-20 09:33:15 · answer #2 · answered by iluvmydoggies 2 · 1 0

Magna Carta-is an English charter originally issued in 1215
Monastery-denotes the habitation and workplace of a community of monks, nuns, or other people set apart for a religious purpose.
Nun-a woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life
Convent-a community of priests, religious brothers or religious sisters, or the building used by the community
Cathedral-a religious building for worship
Saint-holy or sanctified person
Crusade- one of the seven medieval expeditions to the holy land
Plague-maligant epidemic
Renaissance-new birth or reival of interest
Humanism-a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people

2007-03-20 09:38:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Magna Carta: document that gave nobles in Britain rights
Monastery: church with nuns and priests
Nun: a woman who has given her heart to god
Convent: a place where nuns reside
Catherdral: big chruch
Saint: a man who is revered as a loyal praiser to God
Crusade: a war fought for the ownership of the Holy Lands
Plague: an epidemic
Renaissance: rebirth in Italian; period in Europe of advancements
Humanism: A system of thought that centers on humans and their values, capacities, and worth.

2007-03-20 09:30:16 · answer #4 · answered by Nicolle 4 · 1 0

Magna Carta- In 1215, King John was forced to share power with Parliament;(no one was above the law and right to trial by jury)

Monestary-place of residence occupied by a community of persons, esp. monks

Nun- a woman member of a religious order, esp. one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

convent- a community of persons devoted to religious life under a superior.

Cathedral-the principal church of a diocese, containing the bishop's throne.

Saint-a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence

crusade-any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.

Plague- an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.

Renaissance- the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.

Humanism-any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate

2007-03-20 09:35:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Magna Carta-also called Magna Carta Libertatum ("Great Charter of Freedoms"), is an English charter originally issued in 1215.
Monastery-a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, esp. monks, living in seclusion under religious vows
NUn-a woman member of a religious order, esp. one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Convent-a society or association of monks, friars, or nuns: now usually used of a society of nuns.
Cathedral- the principal church of a diocese, containing the bishop's throne.
Saint- holy person
Crusade-any war carried on under papal sanction.
Plague- an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
Renaissance-the forms and treatments in art used during this period
Humanism-devotion to or study of the humanities

2007-03-20 09:32:56 · answer #6 · answered by ________________________________ 3 · 1 0

Uh...it literally means "Great Paper" written because of disagreements between the Pope, the King and the barons. Homeplace or communtiy for Monks, a female who has taken vows under God, a communtiy of priests, nuns and clergy, religious building of worship, a person percieved to have a certain level of holiness, campaigns conducted throughout the 16th century, a pandemic caused by a disease, literally "rebirth" referred to a historic time, a broad catogory of ethical philosophies. DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK!

2007-03-20 09:33:26 · answer #7 · answered by -Bibee- 3 · 0 0

Magna Carta - "Great Charter" (latin) signed 1215 granting freedom of religion in britain
Monastery - residence occupied by monks, living in seclusion under religious vows
Nun - a woman member of a religious orderbound by vows of chastity and obedience
Convent - the building or buildings occupied by a community of persons devoted to religious life
Cathedral - the principal church of a diocese, containing the bishop's throne
Saint - holy (adj), one that is holy (n)
Crusade - any vigorous, aggressive movement for the defense or advancement of a cause
Plague - any widespread affliction, calamity, or evil, esp. one regarded as a direct punishment by God
Renaissance - rebirth (french), used to denote the new birth of arts and sciences after the dark ages
Humanism - theory and practice that emphasizes reason, scientific inquiry, and human fulfillment

2007-03-20 09:26:23 · answer #8 · answered by James, Pet Guy 4 · 0 1

evade :- stay away from on purpose Trafficked :- offered Dissembling ( Did you mean :-'disassembling ? ) - to take aside ? Conjured :- used a mystical spell Faction :- one area of the entire concern That' s sufficient !

2016-10-01 05:50:50 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

1. declaration of rights pilgrims wrote
2. place where religious ppl go to study religion
3. girl who decides to marry adn devote life to jesus
4. where nuns lives
5. catholic church
6. francis of asissi
7. religious war (christian crusades)
8. disease that kills world wide
9. medieval times
10. anthropology

2007-03-20 09:29:16 · answer #10 · answered by KAiDi 1 · 1 0

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