People
they received few benefits for their long hours of work.
serfs
Place where a serf lived and worked
Manor
The Principal religion of medieval times
Catholic Church
A time of fear and confusion
Dark Ages
Protected a knight in battle
Armor
people who met to choose the pope
Cardinals
Where Castles were often Built
cliff or hilltop
Supervised the work of priests in their district
Bishops
It was also called the Medieval Period
Middle Ages
Played instruments and sang songs
minstrels
they held onto the Holy Land despite the Crusades
Muslim Turks
City where the Pope Lived
Rome
Copied Greek and Roman manuscripts
Monks
Military expeditions organized by the pope
Crusades
Relationship between lords, vassals, and serfs
Feudalism
Entertained the lord with jokes and pranks
Jesters
Where an abbot could be found
Monastery
A court to investigate heretics
Inquistition
It was caused by heresy
excommunication
It could be raised and lowered
drawbridge
Powerful rulers of nation-states at the end of the Middle Ages
Kings
The Pope hoped the Crusaders would capture it
Holy Land
Period during medieval times when religion was of special importance
Age of Faith
Event that involved lances and horses
joust
Land given to a vassal by a lord
fief