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Christian Church
Vocab terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pope | The head of the roman catholic church |
| Priest | Priest are an important and powerful person who supervises rituals aimed at pleasing gods and goddesses |
| Bishop | A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. |
| Cardinal | members of the Sacred College appointed by the Pope, establish church doctrine (teaching). |
| archbishop | a bishop who holds a higher rank and typically oversees an archdiocese, |
| monk | a man who separates himself from ordinary human society in order to dedicate himself to God monks live in monasteries headed by abbots |
| monasticism | practice of living the life of a monk |
| missionary | a person sent out to carry a religious message |
| Charlemagne | He was also a protector of the Church Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774 |
| sacrament | a Christian religious rite, often viewed as a visible sign of an invisible grace or spiritual reality. A sacred act that is holy and a religious ritual |
| nun | A woman who separates herself from ordinary human society in order to dedicate herself to God nuns live in convents headed by abbesses |
| monastery | A monastery is a religious residence, typically housing monks or nuns, who dedicate their lives to prayer, contemplation, and spiritual practice. |
| Feudalism | Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was a combination of legal, economic, military, cultural, and political customs that flourished in medieval Europe from the 9th to 15th centuries. |
| King/Monarch | During the Middle Ages, kings and monarchs held significant power, often ruling through courts and claiming divine right to rule. |
| Lord/Noble | In broad terms a lord was a noble who held land, In the Middle Ages, lords and nobles formed the top layers of society, holding land and power within the feudal system. |
| Feudal Contract | In the Middle Ages, the feudal contract was a binding agreement between a lord and a vassal (or tenant), where the lord granted land (a fief) in exchange for the vassal's service, typically military or labor. |
| Chivalry | Chivalry in the Middle Ages was a code of conduct for knights and, more broadly, a system of values and behaviors that emphasized honor, courtesy, and loyalty |
| Fief | Within the context of European history during the Middle Ages, a fief was a small piece of land granted to someone for their services. Labor services by peasants were often included with the land. |
| Vassal | In the Middle Ages, a vassal was a person who held land (a fief) from a lord in exchange for providing services, such as military support or other duties, to the lord. This system of reciprocal obligations was a key part of the feudal system. |
| Knight | Knights were medieval gentleman-soldiers, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire. |
| Peasant (Free) | In the Middle Ages, free peasants, also known as freemen or free tenants, were not serfs and had more freedom of movement and land ownership than other peasants. |
| Serf | In the Middle Ages, a serf was a person bound to the land and obligated to work it for a lord, unable to leave the land or marry without the lord's permission |
| Manor | Self-sufficient with its own church, orchard, fields, castle, stables, cemetery, housing for serfs, mill, blacksmith etc. Rigid class structure |
| 100 Years War | |
| Cannon | |
| Long Bow | |
| Joan of Arc |
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