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Middle Ages Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| famine | a shortage of food |
| armor | protective clothing worn by a knight |
| castle | home to a king, lords, and their families. Also used as a area of protection for the people living on a manor |
| chivalry | the rules of behavior expected of a knight |
| fief | land held as a result of an agreement between a vassal and his overlord |
| lord | person who owned and controlled land |
| manor | a self-sufficient estate or farm belonging to a noble family. |
| noble | members of the wealthiest class (other than the king) |
| peasants | poor but free people who lived on a manor and farmed the land |
| serf | Poor person who farms, but is not free. |
| vassal | A person who served the lord in exchange for land |
| monastery | Where monks lived, prayed and studied |
| clergy | church officials |
| feudalism | the social structure of the middle ages |
| knight | A soldier in the middle ages |
| guild | a group of merchants or craftspeople |
| manorialism | life in and around a manor |
| plague | a contagious quick-spreading disease |
| black death | a type of plague that occurred in medieval times |