Middle Ages Vocab

A system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return

• Noble

• Feudalism

• Vassal

• Knight

a person of high rank by birth or title

• Fief

• Manor

• Knight

• Noble

A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving a lord as a soldier.

• Knight

• Fief

• Hierarchy

• Papacy

a person who received protection and land from a lord in return for loyalty and service

• Vassal

• The Catholic Church

• Bishop

• Knight

a large piece of land and everything on it: forests, lakes, animals, fields, and even whole towns.

• Noble

• Fief

• Bishop

• Lord

A lesser noble (or sometimes knights) who was given control of a piece of land by a king or higher noble

• Lord

• Knight

• Feudalism

• Missionaries

representatives of a religion who go on a mission to convert people to that religion

• Bishop

• Missionaries

• Papacy

• Nobles

A church official who leads a large group of Christians in a particular region

• Lord

• Hierarchy

• Manor

• Bishop

The dominant religious institution (and faith) of those during the Middle Ages

• The Catholic Church

• Feudalism

• Hierarchy

• Missionaries

A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord.

• Manor

• Knight

• Vassal

• Hierarchy