Global 9H Unit 7 Vocab B Quiz

Vocab part B quiz

**feudalism**

a political system in which nobles are granted the use of land that legally belongs to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land

**lord**

in feudal Europe, a person who controlled land and could therefore grant estates to vassals

**fief**

an estate granted to a vassal by a lord under the feudal system in medieval Europe**.**

**vassal**

in feudal Europe, a person who received a grant of land from a lord in exchange for a pledge of loyalty and services

**knight**

in medieval Europe, an armored warrior who fought on horseback

**serf**

a medieval peasant legally bound to live on a lord’s estate

**manor**

a lord’s estate in feudal Europe

**tithe**

a family’s payment of one-tenth

**chivalry**

a code of behavior for knights in medieval Europe, stressing ideals such as courage, loyalty, and devotion

**clergy**

a body of officials who perform religious services such as priests, ministers, or rabbis

**sacrament**

one of the Christian ceremonies in which God’s grace is transmitted to people

**canon law**

the body of laws governing the religious practices of a Christian church

**lay investiture**

the appointment of religious officials by kings or nobles

**simony**

the selling or buying of a position in a Christian church

**indulgence**

a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin

**interdict**

withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district

**cathedral**

the principal church of a diocese, with which the bishop is officially associated

**diocese**

a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church

**bishop**

a senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese 

**Gothic**

relating to a style of church architecture that developed in medieval Europe, featuring ribbed vaults, stained glass windows, flying buttresses, pointed arches, and tall spires