Medieval Europe Vocab

1. Apprentice

• A person who is learning a trade from skilled worker

• A person who is granted land in exchange for service and loyalty

• A person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king

• A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving as a soldier

Chivalry

• Established the principle that everyone is subject to the law

• The medieval principles of knighthood

• Nobles, knights, kings, serfs

• A contagious bacterial disease

Clergy

• A warrior who fights for religious reasons

• Established the principle that everyone is subject to the law

• A person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king

• Religious officials, such as a priest, given authority to conduct religious services

Crusader

• A person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king

• A medieval peasant legally bound to a piece of land

• A warrior who fights for religious reasons

• A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving as a soldier

Feudalism

• Political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals-Land important

• The study of religion and God

• A contagious bacterial disease

• Part of a church where monks live

Knight

• A person who is learning a trade from skilled worker

• A person who is granted land in exchange for service and loyalty

• A person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king

• A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving as a soldier

Lord

• A person who is learning a trade from skilled worker

• A person who is granted land in exchange for service and loyalty

• A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving as a soldier

• A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving as a soldier

Monastery

• Political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals

• The study of religion and God

• A contagious bacterial disease

• Part of a church where monks live

Serf

• A person who is learning a trade from skilled worker

• A medieval peasant legally bound to a piece of land

• A person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king

• A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving as a soldier

Theology

• Political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals

• The study of religion and God

• A contagious bacterial disease

• art of a church where monks live