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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Middle Ages | A period of history between 500 AD and 1500 AD. |
| medieval | A Latin term meaning middle era used to describe the Middle Ages. |
| fuedalism | Starting in Europe around 800 AD, a system for organizing and governing society based on land, service, and loyalty. |
| Lord | A noble who owned the land and controlled all activities within this. |
| Vassal | A noble who was given a portion of the lords land (fief) in exchange for loyalty and service. |
| Flef | Property given to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service. |
| knight | A noble warrior who fought for the lord in exchange for land and social rank. |
| Chivalry | The code of honor that knights were expected to live by. |
| serf | A peasant laborer bound by law to the land of the noble class – this was the lowest class citizen. |
| guild | An organization of workers in a specific trade or craft that set work and craftsmanship standards while protecting its members. |
| Barbarian | Name given to those seen as uncivilized tribes in the north of Europe. Often, they were brutal tribes that were uneducated and warlike. |
| monastery | A community in which monks lived which was devoted to religion, teaching, learning, and literacy |
| Monk | A man who devoted his life to religion, learning, and helping others. |
| Gothic architecture | Architecture of the twelfth-century Europe, featuring stained-glass windows, flying buttresses, tall spires, and pointed arches |
| secular | Attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis |
| manor | A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord. |
| Roman Catholic church | Church established in western Europe during the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages with its head being the bishop of Rome or pope |
| Pope | Head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Byzantine empire | (330-1453) Eastern part of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of Rome, with its capital at Constantinople. It developed Eastern Orthodox Christianity and the Justinian Code. |
| Ottoman turks | Captured Constantinople in 1453 and renamed it Istanbul; as a result the Byzantine people flee to Italian City-States (they bring culture, art, and a love of learning which leads to the beginning of the Renais |
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