| A | B |
|---|
| shrines | holy places in the Middle East |
| crusaders | volunteers who tried to recapture Jerusalem from the Muslims |
| serfs | lowest class in feudal society |
| squire | servant to a knight, usually a 15-year-old son of a noble |
| chivalry | code of behavior for knights |
| clergy | religious workers, such as monks, nuns, and priests |
| Gothic | architectural style of the great churches of the 13th century (eg. pointed arches, stained glass windows) |
| charter | document giving towns the right of self-government |
| guilds | groups formed by merchants and craft workers to protect themselves and deal with nobles |
| apprentice | a person who ran errands and did chores while learning the skills of a trade |
| plague | a terrible sickness in the 1340s that killed almost half the people in Europe |
