vocabulary
Humans are born with morals that guide behaviors:
natural law
an estate, or plot of land with peasants to farm it
fief
farmland that is left unplanted to allow the soil to recover some of its nutrients.
fallow
The majority of the people that lived during medieval times practiced what religion?
Christianity
a follower of a polytheistic religion with more than one god
pagan
to switch from one belief system to another
convert
warriors mounted on horseback; pledge loyalty to the lord
knights
people no longer needed to carry money with them b/c of the creation of what?
merchant banking
a religious organization whose members owned no property. They were founded to fight heresy and to preach to ordinary people.
Mendicant orders
a large community of Christians spread across the world was known as what ?
Christendom
deep love, loyalty or commitment to someone or something
devotion
they raided and destroyed farms and villages. They were also traders, farmers and explorers.
Vikings
a group of workers practicing the same craft; joined together to protect their economic interests
guild
the sacred rites of the Christian church such as baptism and communion are known as what?
sacraments
Religion had a major influence on medieval society, especially the arts. Art was influenced in at least two ways. Name 1 of the 2 ways art was influenced by religion?
1. revival of drama
2. new architecture
a secluded community where men called monks focus on prayer and scripture
monastery
These people worked the land and owed loyalty to the lord
peasants and serfs
the practice of changing the use of field over time is known as what?
crop rotation
a religious community for women known as nuns?
convent
to move from one region to another in order to live there
migrate
a group of people who are trained and ordained for religious services
clergy
they were known as lesser lords; they served the king and managed territory.
vassals
What did farmers eventually replace the oxen with to pull a plow?
horses
What language was spoken at the majority of the universities of medieval society?
Latin
a time period from 500 CE to 1500 CE is known as what ?
Middle Ages