Feudal Europe

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

• Democracy

• Feudalism

• Monarchy

• Agrarianism

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

• Land grant

• Fief

• Kingdom

• County

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

• Serf

• Noble

• Slave

• Knight

Someone who is loyal and display allegiance to another

• Lord

• Vassal

• Serf

• Friar

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

• Chivalry

• Tournament

• Jousting

• Bushido

A set of spiritual beliefs, values, and practices

• Clergy

• Religion

• Politics

• Philosophy

To cause a person to suffer because of his or her beliefs

• Torture

• Hate

• Attack

• Persecute

The body of people, such as priests, who perform the sacred functions of a church

• Roman Catholic Church

• Monks

• Clergy

• Vassals

A journey to a holy site

• Crusade

• Pilgrimage

• Sacrament

• Hajj

The concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking

• Christianity

• Rule of Law

• Philosophy

• Natural Law