| A | B |
|---|
| Chivalry | code knights followed |
| Dubbing | ceremony when squire became a knight |
| Page | 7 yr old who trained to become a knight |
| Squire | 15 year old who learned how to use weapons |
| Manor | estate, fief, land of a noble |
| Self-sufficent | produce everything on your own |
| isolated | by yourself -- cut off |
| monarch | king or queen |
| vassal | gave military service |
| LORD | gave fief to a vassal |
| kings became | weak |
| nobles gained | power |
| homage | ceremony between a lord and vassal |
| Joust | contest when two knights try to unhorse each other |
| serf | bound to the land |
| divine right monarchy | rule from God |
| castle | building for portection |
| keep | safest part of a castle |
| William the conqueror | brought feudalism to England |
| peasant | medival farmer |
