Middle Ages Vocab & Feudalism

A system of power in Europe during the Middle Ages, in which Kings and Queens had the most power, followed by nobles, knights, and peasants. 

• Feudalism
• Self-Sufficient 
• Manor
• Nobility

The state of being of high rank or class or of noble birth.

• Nobility
• Lord
• Chivalry
• Knight

A sole or supreme ruler; such as an emperor, king, or queen. 

• Absolute Monarch
• Lord
• Feudalism
• Serf

A man of high rank in feudal society or authority. The land manager of a manor. 

• Lord
• Vassal
• Knight
• Serf

A man who promised to be loyal to a landowner, who in return gave him a share of land called a fief. 

• Vassal
• Lord
• Feudalism
• Manor

A share of land given to a man who promised to be loyal to the landowner. 

• Fief
• Manor
• Vassal
• Chivalry

A soldier, usually of higher class raised to military status after training as a page and squire. 

• Knight
• Lord
• Vassal
• Nobility

A peasant in medieval Europe considered to be part of the land; a noble's manor included them. 

• Serf
• Vassal
• Knight
• Fief

The noble qualities that knights were to have: bravery, loyalty, and doing heroic deeds to win the love of a worthy woman.

• Chivalry 
• Knights
• Manor
• Vassal

A large estate, often including a village and farmlands ruled by a lord in medieval Europe. 

• Manor
• Serf
• Self-sufficient
• Feudalism