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BMMS 7history Middle Ages/Europe
Question | Answer |
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a person who lived and worked on the land belonging to a lord or a vassal | serf |
highly trained warriors on horseback | knights |
code of honor that knights were expected to follow included bravery, loyalty, and honor | chivalry |
king/ruler who led a powerful Frankish kingdom | Charlemagne |
a type of structure that served as the main residence on many manors | castle |
emerged throughout Europe as a result of greater peace and stability | towns |
the only institution that survived the fall of the Roman empire, knights were also expected to defend it at all costs | Church |
main economic activity on medieval manors | farming |
organization formed by people of the same occupation | guild |
a thousand year period (500-1450) in which small kingdoms dominated Europe | Middle Ages |
a political system based on an agreement between lords and vassals | feudalism |
powerful nobles who owned land in medieval Europe | lord |
People who protected the lords and their property in exchange for land. It is also another name for a knight. | vassal |
leaders of the Catholic Church such as cardinals, bishops, and priests | clergy |
Main part of a noble’s land; served as the center of life for many people in Europe; usually included a fortified building or castle | manor |