Ch. 10 Middle Ages Vocabulary Review

Under feudalism, a man who served a lord of the next highest rank

Under feudalism, a member of a heavily armored cavalry

An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord’s estate or manor.

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Under feudalism, a grant of land made to a vassal

A political & social order developed during the Middle Ages in Europe when nobles offered protection & land for services

The special tax paid by Christians & Jews in Muslim lands controlled by the Umayyad Dynasty & caliphate. 

Vikings, invaders from the north

The kings, dukes, counts, barons & bishops who had large landed estates & considerable political power; the nobility

A wealthy and powerful landowner during the Middle Ages

Of or relating to the Middle Ages; a period of transition between ancient times and modern times in western Europe.

A large group of trading ships

The representative government that emerged in England

A roof covering used in the Middle Ages made of straw, reeds, or similar plant material.

The ideal of civilized behavior that developed among the nobility; it was a code of ethics upheld by knights

A uniform system of law developed in England based on court decisions, customs & usage rather than on written law codes

In medieval Europe, an agricultural estate that a lord ran and peasants worked

Under feudalism, the unwritten rules that determined the relationship between a lord & his vassal

The middle class, including merchants, craftsmen, tradesmen, shop owners and professionals living in cities

A walled enclosure; a medieval city

A heavy wheeled plow with an iron plowshare

A medieval association of a specific trade, craftsmen or merchants

Alliance of more than 100 N. European cities who banded together for mutual trade, protection & economic opportunity

When a field is allowed to remain unplanted

An economic system based upon money as the medium of exchange as opposed to barter.