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Middle Ages 1
Early Middle Ages
Term | Definition |
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topography | The shape and elevation of land in a region. |
Middle Ages | A period that lasted from 500-1500 in Europe. |
medieval | Referring to the Middle Ages. |
monks | A religious man who lived apart from society in an isolated community. |
Patrick | Christian Saint, he converted the people of Ireland to Christianity. |
monasteries | A community of monks. |
Charlemagne | King of the Franks, he was a brilliant warrior and strong leader. He was crowned emperor of the Romans in 800. |
knights | A warrior in medieval Europe who fought on horseback. |
vassal | A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land in medieval Europe. |
feudalism | The system of obligations that governed the relationships between lords and vassals in medieval Europe. |
William the Conqueror | Powerful French noble who conquered England, he brought feudalism to England |
manor | A large estate owned by a knight or lord. |
serfs | A worker in medieval Europe who was tied to the land on which he or she lived. |
chivalry | The code of honorable behavior for medieval knights. |