Chapter 16, Sect 1 Feudal Europe

Middle Ages

• Period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, lasting from about A.D. 500 to 1450 
• Political and social system of the Middle Ages in Europe, in which lords gave land to vassals in exchange for service and loyalty
• Code of conduct of knights, focusing on bravery, honor, and respect toward women and the weak
• People in feudal society who received land (fiefs) and protection from lords in return for loyalty

Charlemagne

• King of the Franks who conquered much of Europe and spread Christianity
• Powerful landowner
• Noble’s house and the villages on his land where the peasants lived
• Political and social system of the Middle Ages in Europe, in which lords gave land to vassals in exchange for service and loyalty

Feudalism

• Political and social system of the Middle Ages in Europe, in which lords gave land to vassals in exchange for service and loyalty
• Period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, lasting from about A.D. 500 to 1450 
• Associations of people sharing a trade or craft, intended to control the quality and quantity of their production and to protect their interests  
• People in feudal society who received land (fiefs) and protection from lords in return for loyalty

Lord

• Powerful landowner
• Noble’s house and the villages on his land where the peasants lived  
• King of the Franks who conquered much of Europe and spread Christianity
• Code of conduct of knights, focusing on bravery, honor, and respect toward women and the weak

Serfs

• People who lived and worked on the manor of a lord or vassal
• Associations of people sharing a trade or craft, intended to control the quality and quantity of their production and to protect their interests
• People in feudal society who received land (fiefs) and protection from lords in return for loyalty
• Political and social system of the Middle Ages in Europe, in which lords gave land to vassals in exchange for service and loyalty

Manor

• Noble’s house and the villages on his land where the peasants lived
• Associations of people sharing a trade or craft, intended to control the quality and quantity of their production and to protect their interests
• Powerful landowner
• King of the Franks who conquered much of Europe and spread Christianity

Chivalry

• Code of conduct of knights, focusing on bravery, honor, and respect toward women and the weak
• Associations of people sharing a trade or craft, intended to control the quality and quantity of their production and to protect their interests
• King of the Franks who conquered much of Europe and spread Christianity
• Period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, lasting from about A.D. 500 to 1450 

Guilds

• Associations of people sharing a trade or craft, intended to control the quality and quantity of their production and to protect their interests
• People in feudal society who received land (fiefs) and protection from lords in return for loyalty
• Political and social system of the Middle Ages in Europe, in which lords gave land to vassals in exchange for service and loyalty
• Period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, lasting from about A.D. 500 to 1450 

Vassals

• People in feudal society who received land (fiefs) and protection from lords in return for loyalty
• People who lived and worked on the manor of a lord or vassal
• Powerful landowner
• King of the Franks who conquered much of Europe and spread Christianity