history - middle ages vocab

Lord

Someone who has power over other people

Charlemagne

A king during the Middle Ages who founded the Holy Roman Empire and united a large part of Europe

Fief

A piece of land a lord would give to a peasant to serve as their vassal

Manor

A unit of land where a lord would live with their tenants

Tithe

A tax people would pay to the church to keep it running

Canon law

Laws that govern the hierarchy and administration within the church

Reconquista

The reconquering of Spain under Christian rule from Muslim control

Three field system

A farming system where farmers would plant legumes, wheat, and leave one field empty. Every year, they rotate which plants are plotted where, so the soil has time to recover