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Middle ages vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a time period ranging from 500 to 1500 CE. This period is also known as the Medieval period. This period served as a bridge between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance. | Middle Ages |
| time period immediately following the fall of Rome. Also known as early Middle Ages. It is called Dark Ages because of little cultural or scientific advancements. | Dark Ages |
| Related to the Middle Ages | Medieval |
| a man who was dedicated to his religion and lived in an isolated community | Monk |
| a community of monks | Monastery |
| leader of the Franks who united European tribes as the Holy Roman Emperor | Charlemagne |
| a warrior of the Middle Ages who fought on horseback, served a king, held a special military rank, and swore to behave in a noble way | Knight |
| the qualities expected of a knight, such as courage, honor, and courtesy | Chivalry |
| a plot of land | Fief |
| a land-owning person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed loyalty | Vassal |
| a social system in which nobles governed land farmed by peas | Feudalism |
| A French noble who conquered England in the Norman Invasion and spread the concept of feudalism | William the Conqueror |
| a large estate that was owned by a lord or knight | Manor |
| someone who lived and worked on a manor that could not leave without the lord’s permission | Serf |
| series of wars between Muslims and Christians over control of Jerusalem | Crusades |
| land around Jerusalem that is significant to Jews, Christians, and Muslims | Holy Land |
| church officials | Clergy |
| the Great Charter that required the King of England to respect certain rights of the people | Magna Carta |
| a law-making group that was formed to advise the King of England and limit his power | Parliament |
| a conflict between England and France about who should be king that lasted over 100 years | Hundred Years’ War |
| a deadly plague that killed roughly 25-50 million Europeans between 1347 and 1351 | Black Death |