| A | B |
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| apprentice | an unpaid worker who is being trained in a craft |
| chivalry | the noble qualities of knights |
| clergy | people who serve the Church |
| Crusades | military expeditions to win control of the Holy Land from the Turks |
| excommunicate | to prevent someone from participating in church life |
| feudalism | a system of power in Europe, in which kings and queens had the most power followed by nobles, knights & peasants |
| guild | an association made up of all the people in a town who have a certain trade |
| Magna Carta | the aggrement between King John of England and his nobles that limited his power |
| manor | a large estate that is owned by a lord |
| medieval | "from the Middle Ages" |
| Middle Ages | the period in European history from about A.D. 500 to 1500. |
| nation | a large community or area that shares a single government |
| Parliament | a council that advises the king or queen of England on government matters |
| self-sufficient | able to supply one's own needs |
| serf | a person considered to be part of the land |
| troubadour | a traveling performer who sang about the deeds of knights |
| vassal | a person who swears loyalty to a lord |
