Feudalism
Peasants, Trade, & Cities
European Kingdoms
100

Under Feudalism, this was a grant of land made to a vassal; the vassal held political authority herein.

Fief

100

A wealthy, powerful landowner.

Patrician 

100

A uniform system of law; replaced law codes that varied from place to place.

Common Law

200

While not away at war, noble men occupied their time by doing this.

Jousting

200

A heavy wheeled plow, which had a plowshare made of iron.

Carruca

200

Battle where the Anglo-Saxons were defeated by the Normans.

Battle of Hastings

300

The ideal of civilized behavior that developed among the nobility; the rules knights should keep.

Chivalry 

300

In Medieval Europe, an agricultural estate that a lord ran and peasants worked.

A Manor

300

The parliament in France was called this:

The Estates-General

400

Under Feudalism, a man who served a lord in a military capacity.

Vassal 

400

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

400

This central Asian group took control of Medieval Russia.

The Mongols

500

Association of Northern European cities who traded with one another.

Hanseatic League 

500

The middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people.

Bourgeoisie

500

This man was the first Holy Roman Emperor.

Otto I