MA Part 1: Vocab Only

Period of Western European history between the collapse of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance

• Middle Ages

• Rome

• Renaissance

• Silk Road

Political and social order of society during the Middle Ages where Nobles had most of the power and peasants and serfs were at the bottom of the societal hierarchy.

• Fief

• Plague

• Feudalism

• Vassal

People who were bound to the manor. They could not own property, move to another area, or marry without the noble's permission.

• Peasants

• King

• Nobles

• Serfs

A set of rules that knights were required to live by, such as: obeying the lord, respecting women, being brave, defending Christianity and helping people.

• The Black Death

• Plague

• Code of Chivalry

• Peasants

Armed warriors who fought on horseback

• Knights

• Peasants

• Nobles

• King

Paid the noble for the right to farm the land and had rights under the law. Moved wherever and whenever they wished.

• Serfs

• Kings

• Knight

• Peasants

The name for a piece of land that was given to a vassal

• Armor

• Plague

• Fief

• Serfs

Major responsibility was running the king's land in the Middle Ages - made major decisions and was the most important person in Middle Ages society!

• Kings

• Nobles

• Knights

• Serfs

A system of government - rulers are kings and queens

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

A covering, usually made of leather or mtal, worn by knights to protect the body during fighting

• Plague

• Coat of Arms

• Swords

• Armor