Feudalism
Under Feudalism, this was a grant of land made to a vassal; the vassal held political authority herein.
Fief
A wealthy, powerful landowner.
Patrician
A uniform system of law; replaced law codes that varied from place to place.
Common Law
While not away at war, noble men occupied their time by doing this.
Jousting
A heavy wheeled plow, which had a plowshare made of iron.
Carruca
Battle where the Anglo-Saxons were defeated by the Normans.
Battle of Hastings
The ideal of civilized behavior that developed among the nobility; the rules knights should keep.
Chivalry
In Medieval Europe, an agricultural estate that a lord ran and peasants worked.
A Manor
The parliament in France was called this:
The Estates-General
Under Feudalism, a man who served a lord in a military capacity.
Vassal
In Medieval Europe, a peasant legally bound to the land who had to provide labor services and be subject to the lord’s control.
A Serf
This central Asian group took control of Medieval Russia.
The Mongols
Association of Northern European cities who traded with one another.
Hanseatic League
The middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people.
Bourgeoisie
This man was the first Holy Roman Emperor.
Otto I