Vocabulary U1Ch1 Medieval Europe

an organization that has existed for a long time and promotes a particular cause

• Organization

• Institution

• Foundation

• Association

plowed but with nothing planted for a period in order to restore the land’s fertility

• Fallow

• Barren

• Fertile

• Cultivated

relating to the Middle Ages in Europe

• Ancient

• Medieval

• Modern

• Renaissance

a system of government in which land is exchanged for loyalty and services

• Feudalism

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

decorated by hand with designs

• Illuminated

• Embellished

• Ornamented

• Adorned

a person with power and influence who controls land given to them by a king

• Duke

• Baron

• Lord

• Count

a social structure marked by the dominance of the father in the family

• Matriarchy

• Patriarchy

• Egalitarianism

• Oligarchy

in a Christian church, people, such as priests, who carry out religious duties

• Clergy

• Laity

• Deacons

• Bishops

a soldier on horseback who serves a king or other ruler

• Knight

• Squire

• Vassal

• Page

a person living on a feudal estate who was required to work for the lord of the manor

• Serf

• Vassal

• Knight

• Peasant