Medieval Europe Vocabulary

a building; buildings where monks lived

• plague

• monastery

• Magna Carta

• vassal

Religious ideas that oppose traditionally accepted church beliefs

• guild

• heresy

• plague

• vassal

An estate of land, especially one held on the condition of feudal service

• serf

• guild

• pope

• fief

A series of wars fought over the Holy Land (Palestine, where Jesus lived, preached and died) between Muslims and Christians.

• Manor System

• feudalism

• knights

• Crusades

Religious men that lived apart, in isolated communities called monasteries.

• heresy

• monks

• chivalry

• pope

Mounted warriors who fought and protected people and land. Often given small plots land or "fiefs" in exchange for their loyalty.

• knights

• Manor System

• Crusades

• feudalism

Called the "Great Charter" which was a document listing basic rights that the king had to honor.

• monastery

• vassal

• Magna Carta

• plague

A system of protection where land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land.

• feudalism

• chivalry

• monks

• vassal

a person forced to work on a plot of land; a peasant

• guild

• serf

• heresy

• fief

a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and kills many people

• plague

• guild

• heresy

• vassal