Medieval Europe Vocabulary

the time period between ancient and modern times

• middle ages

• medieval times

• manors

• serfs

Latin word meaning middle age

• Middle Ages

• Peasants

• Medieval

• Serfs

followers of polytheistic religion a religion with more than one god 

• Missionaries

• Polytheistic

• Monotheistic

• Pagans

people who try to convert others to a particular religion

• Missionairies

• Priests

• Church

self-sufficient lands of a medieval lord 

• Feudalism

• Serfs

• Manors

• Castles

code of conduct in medieval Europe that required knights to be brave, loyal, and honest

• Chivalry

• Laws

• Knights

  crowned emperor of the Romans on Christmas day in AD 800

• Charlemagne

• King Charles

• King Harry

most successful invaders/raiders from Scandinavia following the collapse of Charlemagne

• Romans

• Vikings

• Barbarians

• Greeks

a system of rule in which powerful lords divided their lands among lesser lords in exchange for military services or loyalty

• Hierarchy

• Feudalism

• Democracy

 Peasants who are legally bound to live and work on lands owned by lords 

• Serfs

• Daiymo

• Artisans