Vocabulary
the upper or noble class whose members’ status is usually inherited
Aristocracy
Letters used to describe a time before Christ was born.
BC or BCE
The economic and political system of medieval Europe in which land was exchanged for loyalty and service.
Feudalism
A person who receives land from a ruler and in return promises to fight for the rules
Vassal
Term referring to Middle Ages in Europe
Medieval Period
These peasants were bound to the land and could not leave without the lord's permission.
Serfs
a soldier on horseback who serves a king or other ruler
A Knight
Letters referring to a time after Christ was born.
AD
On the Feudalism Pyramid who is at the bottom?
Peasants
a social structure marked by the dominance of the father in the family
Patriarchy
This occurred directly before the Middle Ages
The Fall of the Roman Empire
A boy would begin this process at around age 7.
Becoming a knight
a plot of land exchanged for loyalty to a ruler
A fief
The Roman Empire began in BC or AD?
BC
The top of the Feudal Pyramid
The Monarchs