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Medieval Europe
Vocabulary
Mrs. Watson
Kraemer Middle School
1. Apprentice – noun, person
A person learning an art or trade; a beginner, learner;
one bound by a legal agreement to work in exchange
for instruction.
2. Chivalry – noun, thing
the rules and customs of knights in the Middle Ages,
including the qualities of bravery, honor, fairness,
courtesy & protecting the weak.
3. Clergy – noun, plural, group of people
a group of people ordained for religious service; for
example: priests, monks, nuns are members of the
clergy (group). An individual is a clergyman or
clergywoman.
4. Crusade – noun, thing
Any of the military campaigns taken by the European
Christians to win control of the Holy Land from the
Muslims (1100 – 1400 AD).
5. Excommunicate – verb, action
To take away one’s membership in the Church; to
prohibit participation in Church rites.
6. Feudalism – noun, thing
a system in which large landholders gave protection
in exchange for land and/or service. Political system;
economic system.
7. Fief – noun, thing
A large estate (land), especially in medieval Europe;
given to a noble by a king.
8. Guild – noun, thing
A group or association of trades people, including
merchants, craftsmen or artisans who set rules or
restrictions on practicing their trade, as a way to
control business.
9. Hierarchy – noun, thing
A structure to organize or classify groups of people;
usually by rank or authority. For example, a social
pyramid shows the hierarchy of people in society.
10. Infidel -- noun, person
A person who is considered to be a “non-believer” of a
religion. Ex: Muslims considered Christians to be
infidels; Christians considered Muslims to be infidels.
11. Lord – noun, person
A member of a privileged class of society who has
inherited wealth and high social position; someone who
protects a vassal in a feudal relationship.
Synonyms: noble, aristocrat.
12. Knight – noun, person
A warrior of the Middle Ages, raised to an honorable
military rank & pledged to do good deeds.
13. manor – noun, thing
A feudal estate owned by a lord and including
resources to be self-sufficient to provide for the
needs of all people living there.
14. plague – noun, thing (disease)
A disease that spreads quickly & kills many people;
in the Middle Ages, refers to the Bubonic &
Pneumonic Plague, which killed up to ½ of the total
population of Europe.
15. pope – noun, person
In the Middle Ages, the supreme head of the
Christian Church & leader of all Christians.
16. schism – noun, thing
A split within the Church, causing division into two
different groups (ie. The Roman Catholic Church &
Eastern Orthodox Church).
17. Serf – noun, person
A member of the lowest class of feudal society,
bound to the land and landowner, not free to leave.
18. Vassal – noun, person
A person who receives land and protection from a
feudal lord in return for loyalty & service.
http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/alumni/dm22/apprentice2.jpg
apprentice
http://www.camlann.org/images/armorer.jpg
chivalry
http://templars.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/chivalry.jpg
http://www.proferes.com/gallery/chivalry.jpg
clergy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wear/content/images/2006/11/03/bishop_tom_wright_clergy_470x336.jpg
Crusades
http://z.about.com/d/atheism/1/0/q/I/GermanCrusader-l.jpg
http://www.aijac.org.au/review/2005/images/crusades.jpg
http://www.affirmation.org/images/illustrations/excommunication.gif
http://www.ezaccess.net/jpm
church/images/Church%20in
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excommunicate
feudalism
I am loyal
to you and
serve you
in return.
trade
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I protect
you and
give you
land or a
place to
live.
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fief
The king divides
his lands into
many fiefs for
his nobles.
potters
bee-keepers
scribes
bakers
falconers
shipwrights
guilds
hierarchy
king
nobles
knights
serfs
lord, noble
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http://www.ccbl.qub.ac.uk/exemplars/msc/mli3/Warfare-n-Defence/Knights-nWeapons/images/Knight-on-Horseback.jpg
knight
p://www.richardiiiworcs.co.uk/images/derbyshire/1010703.jpg
manor
http://www.bedandbreakfastsguide.com/adverts_pics/Image_1_14608.jpg
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/ralimage/manor.jpg
plague
http://goldseek.com/news/RickAckerman/2007/plague.jpg
http://a.abcnews.com/images/International/ap_pope_071130_ms.jpg
pope
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/12_04/popeEPA2512_468x799.jpg
schism
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1/080131-pope-benedict-vmed10a.widec.jpg
http://www.moc-stmaryla.org/archbishop_stefan.jpg
http://russia-alaska.com/images/Russian_Orthodox_Church_by_Steve_Jump2004.jpg
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serf
http://www2.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/pages/guide/howto/img/medieval-gardener-duncan.jpg
vassal
working for his lord, in
exchange for protection…