| A | B |
|---|
| knight | person who would fight for the baron/lord when asked |
| serf | mane for a person who did the farming on the manor. They could not leave the manor. |
| oath | a solemn promise of allegiance the baron swore to the king |
| castle | the home of the lord of the manor |
| sacrament | a ceremony performed to get grace from God. They included baptism & 6 others. |
| diocese | the AREA the bishop is in charge of -- usually several churches |
| cathedral | the church of the bishop |
| canon law | the church's code of law |
| 3 field system | a way to grow crops that keep fields fertile-- the monks taught this method to the serfs |
| tithe | term used for 10% of the income that the people were required to give to the church |
| excommunication | th exclude the person from the church-- the person cannot receive any sacraments & may not go to mass-- the person was kicked out of the church |
| Babylonian Captivity | During this time period the Pope lived in Avignon. |
| vernacular | the every day speech that the people with little education spoke during the Middle Ages. It was different from place to place. |
| Bachelor of Arts | This is the degree a person would receive when they graduated from the university during the Middle Ages |
| craft | type of guild that consisted of people who all did the same trade-- examples, showmakers, hat makers or candlemakers |
| master | a person at this step of becoming a master could own his own shop |
| Great Schism | During this time period the Catholic Shurch had two popes, one in Avignon and one in Rome |
| journeyman | A person at this step of becoming a master could earn money, but not open his own shop |
| Dante Alighieri | This man is known as the Father of the Italian Language. He wrote the Divine Comedy in his vernacular. |
