Medieval Feudalism

In the time leading up to the Fall of Rome and after the Barbarian invasions, Europe became more

• Rural

• Urban

• International

• Interconnected

System where peasant farmers pledged loyalty and work for a landowning lord in exchange for housing and a share of the harvest

• Capitalism

• Republicanism

• Feudalism

• Communism

A pledge of loyalty

• Council

• Fealty

• Chivalry

• Order

A noble who served a lord of a higher rank

• Vassal

• Serf

• Peasant

• King

Land grant given to a vassal; included all the buildings, towns, and farms on the land

• Latifundia

• Villa

• Kingdom

• Fief

Soldiers who fought on horseback and served lords

• Magyars

• Knights

• Parthians

• Serfs

Armor made of small, interlocking metal links

• Shield

• Vestment

• Habit

• Mail

Set of ideals demanding that a knight act bravely and act honorably

• Chicanery

• Conviviality

• Chivalry

• Councils

Medieval epic poem which features a French knight leading a force for Charlemagne against the Muslims of Spain

• Song of Roland

• Tale of Robin Hood

• The Canterbury Tales

• The Vulgate Cycle

Medieval poet-musicians who often traveled to courts and castles, composing songs of chivalry and romantic love

• Troubadours

• Griots

• Sonneteers

• Bards