unit 5 terms Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
vassal	- in the Middle Ages, one who served the lord in exchange for land
trade	the exchange of goods
tapestry	heavy cloth woven with designs usually telling a story, hung on walls during the Middle Ages for warmth
serf	a poor person who lives on and farms the manor, they are not free, but belong to the land, one step above a slave. If the land is transferred they go with it
Seljuk	any of several Turkish dynasties that ruled over parts of SW Asia from the 11th to the 13th centuries C.E.
qanat	qanat
serf	a poor person who lives on and farms the land, they are not free, but belong to the land, one step above a slave. If the land is transferred they go with it.
pilgrimage hajj	travel to a shrine or holy place to worship
peasants	poor, but free people who live on the manor, and farm the land. They give crops and services to the Lord in exchange for protection
Pax Romana	the peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire
nobles	members of the wealthiest class in feudal society
Nika Riots	In C.E. 532 the most violent riots in the history of Constantinople, with nearly half the city being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed
mosaic	a decoration on a surface made by setting small pieces of glass, tile, or stone of different colors into another material so as to make pictures or patterns
Middle Ages	the name given to the time period between 800 and 1400 C.E.
manor	a large self-sufficient estate or farm belonging to a noble family. Peasants and serfs worked the land and engaged in crafts to supply the lord and his family with all they needed in exchange for protection
Lord	the second in order in the feudal world, a noble who owned less land than the king, and was loyal to the king
Knight	a trained horseman who fought for the king or his lord, a noble by birth
King	the ruler of the land, the top of the feudal pyramid
Justinian’s Code	the collections of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I from C.E. 529 to 565
Jerusalem	the capital of the ancient kingdom of Israel and contains sites sacred to the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions
infidels	people who do not believe in a particular religion
illuminations	designs, pictures, and decoration used in manuscripts to make them more appealing
Icon	a religious image usually painted on a small wooden panel
Holy Lands	the lands comprising ancient Palestine and including the sites and territories of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions
hippodrome	an Grecian stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. Adopted by other ancient cultures
Hagia Sophia	a former Greek Orthodox Baslica (church) later an imperial mosque, and now a museum
guild	a group organized by merchants, artisans and craft worker to protect the members and set quality and price standards for all
fief	land held as a result of an agreement (pledge) between the vassal and the overlord, who pledges to honor and protect his vassal
feudalism	a system where vassals (lesser nobles) held land from lords (nobles and the king) in exchange for protection and military service
Crusader	a Christian soldier who fought in a holy War to free Jerusalem from the Muslims
Crusade	any of the military expeditions made by Christian countries in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims
Coat of Arms	the symbol used to identify the members of a noble family, often found on the shields of knights and on the outside of nobles’ homes
chivalry	the rules of behavior expected of the knight: they include fairness, courtesy, respect, protection of the weak
castle	home to the king, lords and their families; often used a place of protection for the people of the manor

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