20 Terms
Contributors in World history
World history
saracen
History; World history
In the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders
Venerable Bede
History; World history
Venerable Bede was a monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth. He is well known as an author and scholar, and his most famous work, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum ...
liripipe
History; World history
Historical part of clothing, the tail of a hood or cloak, or a long-tailed hood.
Campus Martius
History; World history
The Campus Martius (Latin for the "Field of Mars"), was a publicly owned area of ancient Rome about 2 square kilometres in extent. In the Middle Ages it was the most populous area of Rome.
portcullis
History; World history
A portcullis is a latticed grille or gate made of wood, metal or a combination of the two.
kurgan stelae
History; World history
Kurgan stelae are anthropomorphic stone stelae, images cut from stone, installed atop, within or around kurgans (i.e. tumuli), in kurgan cemeteries, or in a double line extending from a kurgan.
