A social system in which land was given to a vassal by a lord in exchange for loyalty & service *

• Middle Ages

• The Church

• Manorialism (Manor System)

• Feudalism (Feudal System)

The years between the ancient and modern worlds *

• Middle Ages

• The Church

• Manorialism

• Feudalism

Organization run by Catholic clergy and influenced every aspect of life in medieval Europe

• Middle Ages

• The Church

• Manorialism

• Feudalism

A social system in which land was given to a vassal by a lord in exchange for loyalty & service

• Middle Ages

• The Church

• Manorialism

• Feudalism

Economic system involving a large, self-sufficient estate

• Middle Ages

• The Church

• Manorialism (Manor System)

• Feudalism (Feudal System)

A large, self-sufficient estate including a large house or castle, fields, pastures, forests, and a village

• fief

• manor

• Pope

• bishop

A piece of land given to a vassal by a lord

• fief

• manor

• Pope

• bishop

High-ranking Church official charge of multiple churches in a local area

• fief

• manor

• Pope

• bishop

Head of the Christian church in medieval Europe

• fief

• manor

• Pope

• bishop

Gave land to vassal in exchange for loyalty

• king

• noble

• knight

• peasant

• serf