middle ages

Feudalism

A political and social system in which lords gave land to the vassals in exchange for service and loyalty

Lords

A powerful landholding noblr

Vassals

A lesser noble who received land and protection from a lord in return for loyalty

Knight

A man who fights on horseback

Oath of loyalty

A pledge or promise of support or allegiance

Fief

A feudal estate or piece of land belonging to a vassal

A code of conduct of medieval knights focusing on bravery honor and respect towards women and the weak

Serf

A member of a peasant class who works for a lord and is tied to the land and in exchange for protection and certain rights

Diocletian

……. Soon realized he could not effectively govern the huge empire so he split it in two the west and the east

Constantine

Who became emperor and moved into the capital of failing of Rome

476 CE

The last emperor was removed from power in…

Byzantine empire

The eastern half of the Roman Empire because known as the….

Justinian 1

Who ruled the Byzantine empire for over 35 years

King

everyone owed loyalty to the

Fiefs

Lords gave pieces of land called what?

Religious wars

What were the crusades

Christians vs Muslim Turks

Who took part in the crusades