KEY WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS Middle Ages- The period of European history extending from about 500 to 1400–1500
Alliteration- the repetition of an initial consonant sound in words that are in close proximity to each other
Language- the principal method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture Period -a particular length of time with a beginning and an end
Generation-all people of about the same age
Epic - a book, poem, or film that tells a long story about brave actions and exciting events
Manuscript -a book or piece of writing before it is printed
Literature-writing, compositions,publications
century -one of the 100-year periods measured from before or after the year of Christ’s birth
History-the old days, the before times
Commentary a spoken description of an event, given while the event is happening, especially on the television or radio
Writer-novelist, author, essaist
Popular -liked by a lot of people
Progression -a gradual process of change or development
rhyme -a short poem or song, especially for children, using words that rhyme
Knight a man with a high rank in the past who was trained to fight while riding a horse
Poem-poetry, song, ballad
Conquest the act of getting control of a country by fighting
Nation-stat, land, country
Monk a member of an all-male religious group that lives apart from other people in a church
offspring someone’s child or children – often used humorously
Culture-society,civilization way of life
Language- a system of communication by written or spoken words, which is used by the people of a particular country or area
tribe -a social group consisting of people of the same RACE who have the same beliefs, customs, language etc, and usually live in one particular area ruled by their leader
