ORACY Unit 2: Empires in the Middle Ages Vocabulary

of or relating to the Middle Ages

a group of countries or regions controlled by one ruler or one government

the office or position of the Pope

a member of the highest social class

a man in the upper class who ruled over a large area of land

a female member of the nobility

a farming took with a curved blade and long handle that is used to cut crops such as wheat, oats, rye and barley

the crime of being disloyal to one's country

the time during which a king, queen or other monarch rules a country

a situation in which soldiers or police officers surround a city or building and try to take control of it