3 distinct cultures blended in the middle ages: {Ans: 1) Classical culture 2) Christian culture 3) Pagan culture}*Reliquary* {Ans: ~a little treasure box, the sole purpose of which is to house a tooth, a fragment of a bone, a piece of garment, or some other artifact of the type we've been discussing. -non are alike ~These relics are showcasing something of great value: the idea that the saints give us access to God.}relics {Ans: Any object, any artifact associated with the physical person of a saint. ~It might be a tooth, St. Thomas's tooth ~the great toe bone of the apostle Peter; ~pay a quarter and step right up to see this amazing thing. ~The manufacture of artifacts associated with these venerated figures allowed the church to reap in huge amounts of money.}*Illuminated manuscript* {Ans: -"illustrated manuscript." These manuscripts were copied out by hand on vellum parchment (sheepskin), but they also have beautiful illustrations in them. -much of what we know about the ancient world are due to these manuscripts}Synthesis {Ans: Different cultural elements—values and institutions—will come together to synthesize something completely new, and the "something new" that's being created here is obviously medieval culture.}*Pilgrimage*