6TH GRADE TOPIC 9

people who are trained and ordained for religious services

practice of changing the use of fields over time

sacred rites of Christianity, such as baptism and communion

code of conduct in medieval Europe that required knights to be brave, loyal, and honest

secluded religious community

a peasant who is legally bound to live and work on land owned by a lord

order founded to fight heresy and to preach to ordinary people

religious community for women known as nuns

system of planting invented in the High Middle Ages which increased the amount of land that could be planted each year

estate granted by a lord to a vassal

physical features of a place

association of people who have a common interest

someone who tries to convert others to a particular religion

warrior mounted on horseback

in medieval Europe, noblemen who received land from other noblemen in return for their services

self-sufficient estate of a medieval lord

follower of a polytheistic religion

unplanted

school, or group of schools, that trains scholars at the highest levels

person believed to be especially holy

from the Latin for “middle age,” relating to the Middle Ages

large community of Christians spread across the world

idea that there are laws in nature that are basic to both the natural world and human affairs

period between ancient times and modern times, roughly from A.D. 500 to 1500