Euro Terms
A system where land was exchanged for loyalty and protection.
Feudalism
The military ruler who held real power in feudal Japan.
Shogun
The main religion of medieval Europe.
Christianity
A system of ranking people based on authority and social class
Hierarchy
A large estate that was mostly self-sufficient.
Manor
A powerful Japanese landowner who ruled a region.
Daimyo
The religion that influenced samurai through meditation and discipline.
Zen Buddhism
Workers skilled at making goods by hand.
Artisans
A person who received land from a lord in exchange for service.
Vassal
A warrior who served a daimyo
Samurai
Being removed from the church community
Excommunication
People who buy and sell goods for profit.
Merchants
Landed estate or revenue-producing property granted by a lord to a vassal
Fief
Seppuku
Parish Priest/Priest
The unwritten rules knights were expected to follow.
Chivalry
A peasant legally tied to the land they worked.
Serf
Japan's traditional warrior code
Bushido
Things that Christians practice to show their faith to God. E.g. Baptism, Communion (eating body of Christ), marriage, confession, etc.
Sacrament(s)
The formal ceremony where a vassal pledges allegiance to a lord.
Homage