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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A period that lasted from about 500 to 1500 in Europe | Middle Ages |
| Latin for Middle Ages | Medieval |
| Bishop of Rome and head of christian church | Pope |
| Religious people who went away from society and live in monasteries | Monks |
| A community of monks | Monasteries |
| King of the Franks ( and the first Holy Roman Emperor) | Charlemagne |
| the sharing of power between local governments and a strong central government | Feudalism |
| a large estate owned by a knight or lord | Manor |
| a person who held land granted to them by a higher-ranking landowner (a lord or the king) | tenant |
| a knight or king who promised to support a lord in exchange for land in medieval Europe | vassal |
| a warrior in medieval Europe who fought on horseback | knights |
| a worker in Medieval Europe who was tied to the land on which he or she lived | serf |
| the code of honorable behavior for medieval knights | Chivalry |
| a severe, often fatal infection caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria | Bubonic Plaugue |
| a long series of wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia fought for control of the Holy Land from 1096 1291 | Crusades |
| One who campaigns vigorously for a cause, such as a social, political, or moral change, often acting as a fierce champion or advocate | Crusader |
| the region on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea where Jesus lived, preached, and died | Holy Land |
| a document signed in 1215 by King John of England that required the king to honor certain rights | Magna Carta |
| the lawmaking body that governs England | Parliment |