feud
what geometric shape matches the social structure of feudalism?
a pyramid
a local servant who worked on feudal lands or manors and was "bound to the soil"
serf or peasant
what is a manor?
a large piece of land wned by a lord during the middle ages
The basis of power under the feudal system
land ownership
swept through europe, helped weaken feudalism and killed millions of people
what is black death (plauge)
who was at the very top of pyramid of feudalism, who was the ruler who claimed ownership of the lands?
king
Noblewomen were expected to run the _____
castle
what were the middle ages?
the period of time from the collapse of the roman empire to the age of discovery
what is the land in which the lord lived?
the manor
The first stage of knighthood was a..., he cared for the knight's horses
page
the king often granted the land to important _____ who pledged their loyalty by swearing to serve and protect the king.
lords or nobles
Toward the end of the Middle Ages, this invention led to farming being more productive.
heavy iron plow
the social group of religious leaders
clergy
young nobleman who served a knight in battle.
squire
ceremony where a noble becomes a Knight
dubbing
In the 900's peasants traded their land for protection from these invaders.
Vikings
To protect their properties, nobles raised their own ___
armies
what were the lords main duties toward the people that pledged allegiance to them?
to protect them and their land
In the act of homage, the noble pledged this to his lord
loyalty
official who oversaw the work on fiefs, today it is the term for the law enforcement officer in a court
bailiff
____ was an economic system bases on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty on service.
feudalism
what part of europe did charlemagne rule over?
western europe
an estate given in return for military service
fief
rules for governing a knight's behavior
Code of Chivalry
high wooden fences built for protection
pallisades