Political system used during Middle Ages where land was exchanged for loyalty and service.

A piece of land given from lord to a lesser lord.

A lesser lord who accepts land from a more powerful lord and pledges loyalty and service to that lord

A nobleman who was trained as a warrior and lived their live according to a code of chivalry

Young man from the age of 14-18 who was a servant to a knight and was also training to become a knight

Lower class during the Middle Ages who worked on a manor in exchange for protection.

A peasant who was bound to the land

The village where nobles and peasants lived, also where all the economic activity took place during the Middle Ages.

What is a fief?

Large farming communities that included manor houses, cultivated lands, woodlands, pastures, fields, and pastures were called?

What offered protection from invaders during the Middle Ages?

What was the main political structure during the Middle Ages?

The most elite type of soldier during the Middle Ages were these horseback warriors.

At what age would a squire finally become a knight?

What continent did the Middle Ages take place?

Event where knights would ride towards each other with blunted lances (long poles) in attempt to knock each other off of their horse