| A | B |
|---|
| knight | armored horseman |
| squire | knight's servant |
| serf | worked the noble's land |
| feudalism | system of loyalties/protections |
| chivalry | rules followed by knights |
| convent | community in which nuns live |
| Gothic | architecture with pointed arches |
| monastery | community in which monks live |
| Romanesque | architecture with rounded arches and vaults |
| apprentice | learns a trade from a master |
| charter | document granting self-government |
| journeyman | learns advance skills while working a trade |
| King John | forced to sign Magna Carta |
| Magna Carta | document limiting King's power |
| master | one who has learned a trade |
| plague | Black Death (sickness) |
| Charlemagne | Charles the Great |
| crusader | Christian soldier who fought for the Holy Lands |
| Crusades | wars fought to capture the Holy Lands |
| Holy Roman Empire | ancient empire in central Europe |
| Middle Ages | period of history A.D.500 - 1500 |
| Pope | leader of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Turks | captured Arab Empire |
| Vikings | warriors from Norway, Sweden and Denmark |
| Pope Urban II | urged people to take back the Holy Lands |
