Medieval Europe: Vocabulary

Feudalism

Guild

Monastery

Crusades

Serf

Lord

Vassal

Pope

Serf

Vassal

Monk

Pope

A traveling knight who competed in tournaments and trained young squires

A peasant legally bound to the land who had to provide labor and goods to the lord

A noble who managed several manors and supplied knights to the king

A member of a religious order devoted to scholarship and copying ancient manuscripts

A tax paid by peasants to the king in exchange for protection in the event of an attack

The code of conduct knights were expected to follow, emphasizing courage, loyalty, and courtesy

A law requiring nobles to build castles to protect the people of their manor

A treaty between Christians and Muslims that ended the Crusades

Guild halls

Manors

Monasteries

Royal courts

Abbot

Pope

Patriarch

Cardinal

Local fairs where guilds sold well-made goods to peasants at reasonable prices

A series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims over control of the Holy Land

A code of rules for knights to follow that included respectful treatment of women and a readiness to help the weak

A movement to limit the king’s power in England

An association in the same trade or craft formed to control quality and protect members

A large military unit commanded by a lord to protect the manor from outside threats

A traveling group of monks that spread Christianity over a large area

A royal court for judging crimes that included judges and juries

Treaty of Paris

Edict of Worms

Magna Carta

Domesday Book