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The middle ages
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apprentice | A beginner or learner who works for a skilled master to learn a specific trade or craft. In the Middle Ages, young people would agree to work for a master in exchange for learning valuable skills and receiving support. |
| Black Death/Bubonic Plague | A deadly disease caused by bacteria spread by fleas from infected rats. The illness caused high fever, weakness, and swollen glands, and killed millions of people during the Middle Ages. |
| Chivalry | A code of behavior expected of knights, emphasizing fairness, courtesy, respect, and protection of those who are weaker. |
| Clergy | Church officials who have religious responsibilities and leadership roles. |
| Coat of Arms | A special symbol used to identify and represent noble families, often displayed on shields or buildings. |
| Crusade | Military expeditions organized by Christian countries to recover the Holy Land from Muslim control during the 11th-13th centuries. |
| Feudalism | A social system where land and protection were exchanged between different levels of society, from kings to nobles to peasants. |
| Fief | Land given to a vassal by a lord in exchange for service and loyalty. |
| Guild | An organized group of merchants, artisans, and craft workers who set standards for quality and pricing. |
| Holy Land | The Holy Land refers to the area around Palestine that holds great religious significance for Jews, Christians, and Muslims |
| Knight | A trained horseman who fought for a king or lord, typically from a noble family. |
| Lord | The second in order in the feudal world, a noble who owned less land than the king and was loyal to the king |
| Manor | A large, self-sufficient estate owned by a noble family where peasants worked and lived. |
| Medieval | The term "medieval" is commonly used to describe things related to the Middle Ages. |
| Middle Ages | The name given to the time period between 800 and 1400 C.E. |
| Monastery | A community where monks lived, worked, and practiced their religious beliefs. |
| Monk | A man who was dedicated to his religion and lived in an isolated community. |
| Peasant | Free people who lived and worked on the land, providing crops and services to the lord in exchange for protection. |
| Serf | A person who was not free and was tied to the land, working for the landowner with very few personal rights. |
| Vassal | A person who served a lord in exchange for land and protection. |