Middle Ages Vocabulary

King of the Franks, brilliant warrior and strong leader, crowned emperor of Rome by Pope Leo in 800 AD

• King John

• William the Conqueror

• Charlemagne

• Benedict

Land given by the lord to the vassal in exchange for protection

• Heresy

• Fief

• Manor

• Friar

A series of wars between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land

• Religious Order

• The Crusades

• Reconquista

• Benedictine Code

Social hierarchy of Europe. A system of obligations that governed the relationships between lords and vassals. Land was granted for protection and/or services

• Feudalism

• Nation-state

• Monastery

• Lord

People who belong to religious orders but lived and worked among the public

• Serf

• Monk

• Benedictine Code

• Friar

King of England who was forced to sign the Magna Carta

• Charlemagne

• King John

• William the Conqueror

• Benedict

In the feudal system, this noble offers his vassal land in exchange for protection

• Vassal

• Serf

• Lord

• Fief

Document that limited the right of the king, and awarded basic rights to the English people

• Benedictine Code

• Magna Carta

• Reconquista

• Bubonic Plague/Black Death

A peasant who was tied to the land on a manor. He worked the land and paid taxes to the lord

• Lord

• Vassal

• Serf

• Friar

A community of monks

• Monastery

• Religious Order

• Heresy

• Manor