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(DMS) Chapter 2
(DMS) The Development of Feudalism in Western Europe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Social Structure | How people are organized. |
| Feudalism | The economy and political system that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages. |
| lord | A land owner in feudal Europe. Usually a noble. |
| knights | Trained warriors that are loyal to a lord in exchange for land. |
| peasants | One of the lowest groups in the hierarchy of feudal Europe. Usually farmers. |
| monarch | A king or a queen. |
| manor | The house of a lord |
| noble | A hereditary position, similar to the Chinese aristocrats. |
| hierarchy | A ranked organization of people. |
| serfs | Unfree peasants. |