Medieval Europe Key Terms

A defensive fortification where a lord or king would live.

• Magna Carta

• Fief

• Castle

• Manor

The Black ______ was a deadly disease that spread through much of Europe during the Middle Ages.

Religious wars between the Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land.

• The Crusades
• Heraldry

• Vassal

• The Black Death

The Latin word for Middle Ages.

• Monastery

• Page

• Chivalry

• Medieval

A document that said the king was not above the law and that the people had the right to a fair trial.

• The Squire

• The Plague

• The Manor

• The Magna Carta

A religious area or group of buildings where monks lived.

• Monastery

• Fief

• Manor

• Castle

A ditch around a castle filled with water.

• Moat

• Serf

• Vassal

• Baron

An area given to a lord or baron by a king to rule.

• Manor

• Fief

• Vassal

• Squire

A peasant who worked the land for the local lord or baron is known as a ...

Someone who pledges their allegiance to a lord.

• Squire

• Fief

• King

• Vassal