Feudalism Vocabulary

Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service.

• manor

• fiefs

• serf

• peasant

A person who promised to support a lord in exchange for land (e.g. a knight)..

• manor

• vassal

• serf

• peasant

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

• manor

• vassal

• serf

• peasant

People who worked the land or served the nobles, but were free to choose which lord they worked for.

• manor

• vassal

• serf

• peasant

The economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection.

• chivalry

• monarch

• nobility

• feudalism

A ruler of a country; a king or queen.

• chivalry

• monarch

• nobility

• feudalism

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

• chivalry

• monarch

• nobility

• feudalism

Highest ranking class in the medieval society...

• chivalry

• monarch

• nobility

• feudalism

Also known as "Charles the Great," this Frankish king unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire.

• Charlemagne

• Clovis

• Franks

• Christianity

A Germanic people who settled in the Roman province of Gaul and ultimately took control of the area from the Romans. Today, France is named after this Germanic tribe.

• Charlemagne

• Clovis

• Franks

• Christianity