Feudalism and Middle Ages Vocab

a period that spanned from the 500s to the 1500s BCE

• medieval

• converted

• feudalism

• chivalry

To change one's religion

• medieval

• converted

• feudalism

• chivalry

A political and social system in which a vassal receives protection from a lord

• parliament

• converted

• feudalism

• chivalry

A person who lived and worked on the private land of a noble or lord

• lords

• knights

• serfs

• vassals

a lesser nobleman who received land and protection from a feudal lord

• lords

• knights

• serfs

• vassals

a nobleman who received land from a king in medieval feudal society

• lords

• knights

• serfs

• vassals

a warrior in medieval Europe

• lords

• knights

• serfs

• vassals

a code of conduct for knights

• chivalry

• knights

• serfs

• vassals

a self-contained world located on land belonging to a lord

• chivalry

• knights

• manor

• vassals

a Christian religious community

• clergy

• cathedrals

• manor

• monastery