Medieval European Vocabulary

An association of people who worked at the same craft or trade is known as a what

• Guild

• Trade

• Apprentice

• Merchant

Strict social system in which landowners grant people land in exchange for loyalty or service

• Chivalry

• Justinian Code

• Feudalism

• Magna Carta

Peasant who is legally bound to live and work on land owned by a lord

• Peasant

• Knight

• Clergy

• Serf

A place where members of a religious order practice a life of prayer or worship.

• Guild

• Castle

• Fief

• Monastery

An estate of a Medieval lord. (castle)

• Fief

• Manor

• Guild

• Crusade

The period of European history between the collapse of Rome and the Renaissance ( 500 to 1400 AD)

• The Middle Ages

• The Roman Empire Period

• The Hundred Years War

• The Holy Roman Empire

A code of behavior for knights in medieval Europe, stressing ideals such as courage, loyalty, and devotion.

• manor

• Chivalry

• Religious Order

• manors

Horse-mounted Medieval European soldier who fought on behalf of the king.

• Samurai

• peasant

• Serf

• Knight

A powerful landholding noble .

• Serf

• Knight

• Peasant

• Lord

Also known as Charles the Great. He was the king of the Franks (France) who conquered most of Europe and spread Christianity in the conquered regions.

• Charlie

• Charlemagne

• chicalry

• Charles