Download FEUDALISM VOCABULARY SHEET WITH ANSWERS

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FEUDALISM
VOCABULARY SHEET
VOCABULARY
DEFINITION
The head of a monastery (see monastery definition in the m section).
A member of a tribe/group whose behavior was considered uncivilized.
A church official who leads a large group of Christians in a particular region
High-ranking official of Roman Catholic Church, appointed by the Pope.
A large building usually with high, thick walls and towers that was built in the past to
protect against attack.
An ornate church. Large place of worship. Gothic style.
The largest Christian sect headed by the Pope that has its origins linked to the
Roman Empire.
Religion that helped unify Western Europe after the fall of Rome.
Code of conduct for medieval knights, based on ideals of honor and courtesy.
Personal symbols on banners and shields for a knight, which became hereditary.
Body of English law based on tradition and court decisions, not specific laws.
The first part of the Middle Ages from around 500-1000 A.D.
The basic unit of geographic organization in the Roman Catholic Church.
A strong underground prison cell, especially in a castle.
Formal exclusion from membership or participation in the Christian church.
Medieval political, social, and economic system in which monarchs and lesser
nobles made alliances based on exchanging land grants for loyalty and protection.
Der feudalism, an estate with its peasant workers granted to a noble in exchange
for loyalty and military help.
Member of a Catholic church who preached in towns and practiced poverty
"Barbarian" tribes that lived to the north of Rome.
Disagreement with or denial of the basic teachings of a religion.
Formal ceremony establishing feudal ties between a lord and a vassal
Medieval sport in which knights competed to show their fighting skills.
A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving a lord as a soldier.
Noblewoman.
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A lord, master, or sovereign.
Nobleman.
Feeling of devotion, duty, or trustworthiness.
Mounted soldier who was sworn to fight for their lord in exchange for land and
support and expected to follow the code of chivalry.
(1215) A charter of liberties (freedoms) that King John "Lackland" of Englad was
forced to sign; it made the king obey the same laws as the citizens of his kingdom.
Medieval economic system linking nobles and the peasants on their land.
Main part of a noble's fief including fields, a main house, orchards, village, church
and more.
A wild, confusing fight or struggle.
Also known as the medieval period, the time between the collapse of the Roman
Empire in the fifth century AD and the beginning of the Renaissance in the
fourteenth century.
A community of monks (men) living together under religious vows.
Someone who withdraws from ordinary life, and lives alone or in a community, in
order to devote oneself to prayer and work in total dedication to God.
A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and
intended as a defense against attack.
Person of high rank by birth or title.
Boy from 7-14 years old who is in the 1st stage of training to become a knight
A follower of a polytheistic religion.
Supported the feudal structure by farming or working as a skilled craftsman
(carpenter, blacksmith, etc.) and was free to move away from the manor where they
rented or owned land
A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.
"Rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of
interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome.
One of the established formal rituals of the Roman Catholic Church, such as
baptism, Holy Communion, or matrimony.
A peasant laborer legally bounded to the lands of a noble; couldn't leave the land.
Boy from 15-21 years old who is in the 2nd stage of training to become a knight.
In feudalism, a noble, knight or peasant who held land from and served a higherranking lord.
Barbarians from Scandinavia who terrorized Europe during the 9th and 10th
centuries (feudalism developed as an answer to their threat).
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FEUDALISM
VOCABULARY ANSWER SHEET
VOCABULARY
DEFINITION
Abbot
The head of a monastery (see monastery definition in the m section).
Barbarian
A member of a tribe/group whose behavior was considered uncivilized.
Bishop
A church official who leads a large group of Christians in a particular region
Cardinal
High-ranking official of Roman Catholic Church, appointed by the Pope.
Castle
A large building usually with high, thick walls and towers that was built in the past to
protect against attack.
Cathedral
An ornate church. Large place of worship. Gothic style.
Catholic
The largest Christian sect headed by the Pope that has its origins linked to the
Roman Empire.
Christianity
Religion that helped unify Western Europe after the fall of Rome.
Chivalry
Code of conduct for medieval knights, based on ideals of honor and courtesy.
Coat of Arms
Personal symbols on banners and shields for a knight, which became hereditary.
Common Law
Body of English law based on tradition and court decisions, not specific laws.
Dark Ages
The first part of the Middle Ages from around 500-1000 A.D.
Diocese
The basic unit of geographic organization in the Roman Catholic Church.
Dungeon
Excommunication
A strong underground prison cell, especially in a castle.
Formal exclusion from membership or participation in the Christian church.
Earl
Feudalism
Fief
Medieval political, social, and economic system in which monarchs and lesser
nobles made alliances based on exchanging land grants for loyalty and protection.
Der feudalism, an estate with its peasant workers granted to a noble in exchange
for loyalty and military help.
Friar
Member of a Catholic church who preached in towns and practiced poverty
Germanic Tribes
"Barbarian" tribes that lived to the north of Rome.
Heresy
Disagreement with or denial of the basic teachings of a religion.
Homage
Formal ceremony establishing feudal ties between a lord and a vassal
Jousting
Medieval sport in which knights competed to show their fighting skills.
Knight
A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving a lord as a soldier.
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Lady
Noblewoman.
Liege
A lord, master, or sovereign.
Lord
Nobleman.
Loyalty
Feeling of devotion, duty, or trustworthiness.
Knight
Magna Carta
Mounted soldier who was sworn to fight for their lord in exchange for land and
support and expected to follow the code of chivalry.
(1215) A charter of liberties (freedoms) that King John "Lackland" of Englad was
forced to sign; it made the king obey the same laws as the citizens of his kingdom.
Manorialism
Medieval economic system linking nobles and the peasants on their land.
Manor
Main part of a noble's fief including fields, a main house, orchards, village, church
and more.
Melee
A wild, confusing fight or struggle.
Middle Ages
Also known as the medieval period, the time between the collapse of the Roman
Empire in the fifth century AD and the beginning of the Renaissance in the
fourteenth century.
Monastery
A community of monks (men) living together under religious vows.
Monk
Moat
Someone who withdraws from ordinary life, and lives alone or in a community, in
order to devote oneself to prayer and work in total dedication to God.
A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and
intended as a defense against attack.
Noble
Person of high rank by birth or title.
Page
Boy from 7-14 years old who is in the 1st stage of training to become a knight
Pagan
A follower of a polytheistic religion.
Peasant
Supported the feudal structure by farming or working as a skilled craftsman
(carpenter, blacksmith, etc.) and was free to move away from the manor where they
rented or owned land
Pilgrimage
A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.
Renaissance
Sacrament
"Rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of
interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome.
One of the established formal rituals of the Roman Catholic Church, such as
baptism, Holy Communion, or matrimony.
Serf
A peasant laborer legally bounded to the lands of a noble; couldn't leave the land.
Squire
Boy from 15-21 years old who is in the 2nd stage of training to become a knight.
Vassal
Viking
In feudalism, a noble, knight or peasant who held land from and served a higherranking lord.
Barbarians from Scandinavia who terrorized Europe during the 9th and 10th
centuries (feudalism developed as an answer to their threat).