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Middle Ages
the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the modern era
medieval
having to do with the Middle Ages
feudalism
the way of life in Europe in the Middle Ages
lord
a powerful landowner
vassal
a noble who swore to serve, protect, and fight for the king in exchange for land
knight
warriors of the noble class
serf
a person who lived and worked on the manor of a lord or vassal
manor
the village-like section of a fief
barbarians
the people who invaded the Roman Empire
Dark Ages
the early middle ages
fief
land given by a lord in return for loyalty and service
moat
a trench surrounding the castle walls built to keep people out
pope
the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
chivalry
a knights code of behavior
noble
a person of high rank in society
Muslim
followers of Islam
master
a highly skilled worker who could work independently
apprentice
one who served a master worker for a certain time to learn a trade
guild
a group of merchants or skilled workers who organized to maintain standards of work and to protect their own interests
coat of arms
designs and symbols that identified a knight in battle
crusade
Christian journey to try to capture Jerusalem back from Muslim rulers and occupants
cathedral
a large, beautiful church
merchant
a person who buys and sells
tournament
a contest in which knights kept in practice for warfare
peasants
a member of a class of persons who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
trade
the business of buying and selling or exchanging items
Charlegmagne
King of Franks; ruled for over 40 years; encouraged education; unified all the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire; was crowned Holy Roman Emperor
Black Death
the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
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