Medieval Europe Vocabulary

a person who holds beliefs that are contrary to the teaching of a church or other group

• Heretic

• Lord

• Knight

• Peasant

the economic and political system that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages.

• Hierarchy

• Monarch

• Feudalism

• Chivalry

a man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery

• Duke

• Monk

• Peasant

• Noble

a ruler or powerful landowner

• Noble

• Monk

• Knight

• Lord

a covering, usually made of metal or leather, worn to protect the body during fighting

• Armor

• Fief

• Manor

• Moat

an armed warrior

• Knight

• Monk

• Duke

• Lord

a medieval knight’s code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women

• Moat

• Chivalry

• Hierarchy

• Monarch

in feudalism, a person who worked the land

• Barbarian

• Fief

• Noble

• Peasant

a deep, wide ditch often filled with water

• Moat

• Manor

• Fief

• Heretic

a person who belonged to a tribe or group that was considered uncivilized

• Duke

• Barbarian

• Noble

• Peasant