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Middle ages vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Crusades | A long series of wars between Christians and Muslims who fought for the land in israel. |
| Medieval | Referring to the Middle ages |
| Chivalry | a code of honorable behavior for medeival knights |
| Parliament | the law making body that governed Europe |
| excommunicate | to cast out from the church. |
| Saladin | Muslim general he led forces during the 3rd crusade |
| Pope | the head of a catholic church |
| Manor | a large country house with land |
| Charlemagne | King of the franks he was a brilliant warrior and strong leader. |
| Knight | A person who served his lord as a mounted and heavily armed soldier |
| Steed | A horse used for riding |
| Thomas Aquinas | Dominic philosopher |
| Benedict | Italian saint and monk |
| King Richard | King of England |
| William the Conqueror | powerful french noble who conquered England |
| Magna Carta | A document signed by king john in 1215 A.D. |
| King John | Signed the magna carta on June 15 in 1215 A.D |
| Hundred years war | A long conflict between England and France. |
| Black death | AKA the bubonic plague A deadly disease that swept through europe between 1347-1351 AD |
| Protestant | A member or follower of any western christian church |
| Dark ages | is a historical period of time tradtionaly reffering to to the middle ages |
| Serf | a tenant farmer |
| The great schism | the break up of the christian churches |
| Renaissance | |
| Reformation | |
| Jousting | |
| Lance | |
| Court Jester | |
| Vassal | |
| Fief | |
| Lord | |
| Feudalism | |
| Bailiff | |
| Reeve |