Unit 1: Topic 1-Medieval Europe Vocabulary List

A system of government in which land is exchanged for loyalty and services.

• guild

• fortress

• triangular hierarchy

• feudalism

1. Powerful families that hold fiefs and titles.

• nobility

• peasants

• guild

• apprentice

1. A period in European history that occurred between the end of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance.

• Holy Roman Empire

• Renaissance

• Middle Ages

• Light Ages

A person who receives land from a ruler and in return promises to fight for the ruler.

• partnership

• vassal

• fief

• guild

A plot of land exchanged for loyalty to a ruler.

• lord

• serf

• fief

• empire

1. A person living on a feudal estate who was required to work for the lord of the manor. 

• guild

• fief

• lord

• serf

1. A Christian church that contained the official “seat” or throne of a bishop.

• fortress

• castle

• Holy Roman Empire

• cathedral

A large group of countries or states with one ruler.

• cathedral

• empire

• emperor

• alliance

1. A person with power and influence who controls land given to them by a king. 

• lord

• nobility

• serf

• fief

An association of craftsmens/artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular area.

• alliance

• feudalism

• apprentice

• guild