life in medieval europe

Allegiance

Loyalty to someone or to a cause

Bishop

A senior member of a Christian clergy

Convert

To change from one religion to another

Fealty

The sworn loyalty of vessel to a Lord

Manuscript

Book or document written by hand rather than typed or printed

Missionary

Representatives of a religion who goes on a mission to convert people to that religion

Monastery

A place where monks or nuns live together in a working community

Papacy

Pope and his power

Standardize

Made the same

Feudalism

A system of governing in which local Lords control small areas of land

Fief

And east state under federal control and services

Fixed dues

A form of payment that does not change

Hierarchy

The system of differing levels of power in which lowest level has least power highest level has the most power

In kind

Something of value that is not money like agriculture goods

Manorial system

Economic relationship between peasants, Lord, in which peasants were Lord’s land for exchange for some sort of payment

Monarch

Kings of other leaders in governing systems and land from a Lord in return loyalty and service

Vassal

A person who receive protection and land from lord in return for loyalty and service

Diocese

A group of churches supervised by the bishop

Manor

Is self-sufficient estate