Early European Middle Ages

Guild

• Land held on condition of feudal service. The lord allowed the vassal to use this land.
• After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD, he became the King of England. He gave knights who fought in battle large estates of land.
• A person granted use of land in return for services to his lord.
• A medieval group, consisting of merchants or artisans, that organized to protect the interests of its members.

Trebuchet

• In medieval Europe the king was followed in the social pyramid by nobles, knights, and serfs.
• After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD, he became the King of England. He gave knights who fought in battle large estates of land.
• As a result of the fall of Rome, European trade declined.
• A medieval weapon of war with a sling for hurling missiles.

Feudalism

• A medieval weapon of war with a sling for hurling missiles.
• An essential system for organizing society in the Middle Ages. Vassals were protected by their lords.
• After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD, he became the King of England. He gave knights who fought in battle large estates of land.
• Land held on condition of feudal service. The lord allowed the vassal to use this land.

Monastery

• A person who has authority, control, or power over others and often controls large amounts of land.
• He was a devout Christian monk who founded his own monastery in 529 AD. He created a set of rules for monks to follow.
• A place of residence occupied by a community of monks who live in seclusion.
• European epic poetry is very different from Japanese haiku. European art often had religious themes while Japanese art focused on nature.

Serf

• A peasant who lives in a condition of servitude. He is required to render services to a lord and lives on his land.
• The fall of Rome led to a decline in education in Europe. There were few technological breakthroughs and many did not read or write in this period. The period between roughly 500 AD and 1000 AD is known as the Dark Ages.
• Term referring to the Middle Ages. This period extends from the 5th Century AD to the 15th Century AD.
• Land held on condition of feudal service. The lord allowed the vassal to use this land.

Lord

• A peasant who lives in a condition of servitude. He is required to render services to a lord and lives on his land.
• A person who has authority, control, or power over others and often controls large amounts of land.
• Both systems had codes of honor (bushido and chivalry) under which warriors must live. Lords in Europe can easily be compared to the daimyo in Japan.
• Written by Saint Benedict for monks, it established how monks were to live in an abbot.

Bishop

• A person who supervises a number of local churches or a diocese.
• The fall of Rome led to a decline in education in Europe. There were few technological breakthroughs and many did not read or write in this period. The period between roughly 500 AD and 1000 AD is known as the Dark Ages.
• European epic poetry is very different from Japanese haiku. European art often had religious themes while Japanese art focused on nature.
• A place of residence occupied by a community of monks who live in seclusion.

Medieval

• Term referring to the Middle Ages. This period extends from the 5th Century AD to the 15th Century AD.
• These people fought on horseback during medieval times. They were often given land from noblemen in exchange for their protective services
• The fall of Rome led to a decline in education in Europe. There were few technological breakthroughs and many did not read or write in this period. The period between roughly 500 AD and 1000 AD is known as the Dark Ages.
• A person who has authority, control, or power over others and often controls large amounts of land.

Vassal

• These people fought on horseback during medieval times. They were often given land from noblemen in exchange for their protective services
• A person granted use of land in return for services to his lord.
• After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD, he became the King of England. He gave knights who fought in battle large estates of land.
• The medieval system used by knights. This was the religious, moral, and social code knights were expected to follow.

Manor

• A medieval group, consisting of merchants or artisans, that organized to protect the interests of its members.
• A peasant who lives in a condition of servitude. He is required to render services to a lord and lives on his land.
• The medieval system used by knights. This was the religious, moral, and social code knights were expected to follow.
• The lord's land on which he has a right to exercise privileges and collect fees.