Europe Feudalism Vocabulary

A trained warrior who fought on horseback and followed the code of chivalry.

• Vassal

• Knight

• Serf

• Noble

A person born into the upper class who owned land and had special prividges.

• Peasant

• Vassal

• Serf

• Noble

A powerful landowner who controlled a manor or larger territory.

• Lord

• Fief

• Vassal

• Noble

Relating to the Middle Ages, the time period form about 500 -1500 AD that came between ancient and modern times.

• Medieval

• Crusades

• Magna Carta

• Manor

Religious wars fought between Christian and Muslims over control of holy land.

• Manor

• Crusades

• Magna Carta

• Feudalsim

The Medieval system of government based on the exchange of land for loyalty and miltary service.

• Knight

• Serf

• Crusades

• Feudalism

A noble who received land from a more powerful lord in exchange for loyalty and military service.

• Vassal

• Knight

• Serf

• Lord

A member of the lower class who worked the land.

• Peasant

• Noble

• Vassal

• Lord

An important document signed in 1215 that limited the king's power and protected the people's rights.

• Feudalism

• Manor

• Magna Carta

• Fief

A large estate that included a lord's house, farmland, and villages.

• Vassal

• Magna Carta

• Noble

• Manor