Feudal Society
This system in medieval Europe was based on land, loyalty, and protection.
Feudalism
A large fortified home built for protection during attacks.
Castle
A country united under one government with shared culture and language.
Nation-State
The deadly plague that spread through Europe in the 1300s.
The Black Death
About this fraction of Europe’s population died during the Black Death.
1/3
Land given by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service.
Fief
A water-filled ditch that surrounded a castle.
Moat
This document limited the power of the English king in 1215.
Magna Carta
The form of plague that caused painful swollen bumps called buboes.
Bubonic Plague
Because many workers died, these increased for surviving workers.
Wages
A person who received land from a lord and promised loyalty and service.
Vassal
The strongest central part of a castle.
Keep
This English king created common law.
Henry II
The form of plague that attacked the lungs and spread through coughing.
Pneumonic Plague
The medieval system based on land and loyalty began to weaken after the plague.
Feudalism
This social class made up the majority of the population and farmed the land.
Peasants
A farming estate that produced most of what people needed.
Manor
This king united England and created laws to defend against Viking attacks.
Alfred the Great
Animals that carried infected fleas and helped spread the plague.
Rats
Many people lost trust in this powerful religious institution.
Church
This event in the 1300s killed about one-third of Europe’s population, weakened feudalism by causing a labor shortage, and helped bring major social and economic changes that eventually contributed to the Renaissance.
the Black Death
The economic system of the Middle Ages based on farming estates.
Manorialism
This king of the Franks was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800.
Charlemagne
The city where Mongols threw infected bodies over the walls during a siege.
Caffa
The cultural rebirth that began in Europe after the Middle Ages.
Renaissance