Lesson 4 Vocabulary-The Development of Feudalism

Charlemagne

• the leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 C.E., who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire

• the medieval knight's code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women

• a peasant who could not leave the lord's land on which he or she was born and worked

• The economic and political system of medieval Europe which people exchange loyalty and labor for lord's protection

Feudalism

• the leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 C.E., who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire

• the medieval knight's code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women

• The economic and political system of medieval Europe which people exchange loyalty and labor for lord's protection

• land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service

Chivalry

• the medieval knight's code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women

• a peasant who could not leave the lord's land on which he or she was born and worked

• The economic and political system of medieval Europe which people exchange loyalty and labor for lord's protection

• this religion was based on the life and teachings of Jesus

Fief

• land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service

• A person who steals something

• The economic and political system of medieval Europe which people exchange loyalty and labor for lord's protection

• the medieval knight's code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women

Serf

• The economic and political system of medieval Europe which people exchange loyalty and labor for lord's protection

• Extreme water sport

• a peasant who could not leave the lord's land on which he or she was born and worked

• the leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 C.E., who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire

Christianity

• the leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 C.E., who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire

• this religion was based on the life and teachings of Jesus

• The economic and political system of medieval Europe which people exchange loyalty and labor for lord's protection

• a peasant who could not leave the lord's land on which he or she was born and worked