Feudalism
A landowner who granted land to those who swore loyalty to him
The religion followed by most of Medieval Europe
Christianity (Catholicism)
The code of honor followed by knights
Chivalry
People generally moved away from these places following the collapse of Western Rome
Cities
The language of the Roman Empire which many European languages evolved from
Latin
People who could not lawfully leave the place where they were born; a type of peasant.
Serfs
Head of the church who had authority over all clergy
The Pope
The land granted to a knight for their service and loyalty
A fief
A group known for violent raiding and their signature longships
Vikings
A church tax
Tithe
The land owned by a lord and generally worked by peasants; a self-sufficient community
A manor
Bishop
The Japanese counterpart to European Knights
Samurai
A religious group which invaded and settled in Spain in the 700s.
Muslims
Illustrated books written by monks
Illuminated Manuscripts
A person who received land from a lord in return for their loyalty
A vassal
Important religious ceremonies
Sacraments
The title appearing before a knight's name
Sir
A nomadic group of horsemen which attacked Europe in the 800s.
Magyars
Daimyo
The lord's fields where peasants work
The Lord's Demesne
When a person is kicked out of the church
Excommunication
The medieval text about King Arthur and his knights
Le Morte d'Arthur
A monastery in England attacked and raided in the late 700s.
Lindisfarne
He wrote a history of England in 731
The Venerable Bede