| A | B |
|---|
| The plague was brought by | infected rats abourd trading ships from Asia |
| Life improved for the peasants after the plague | there were fewer peasants to do the labor and they could charge a higher rate for their services |
| Excommunition | to be removed from the church having no communication or involvement with the church |
| Age 7 | Served as a page, sent to live with a noble |
| Ages 13-14 | made a spure-more training, horse training |
| Age 21 | made a knight |
| people meet near the town spare to trade/sell goods | discuss news and events once a week |
| The importance of towns grew in the eleventh century because of | the rise of trade |
| Serf | A peasant who lived and farmed on the lards land in exchange for protection |
| The peasants gave___________ and ____________ in return for the lord's protection | labor and food |
| Manor houses and castles were built more for | defense than for comfort |
| Magna Carta | a document signed by the king that limited the kings power |
| Castles became worlds unto themselves means | everything that was needed was available in the castle |
| Feudilism | Asystem where kings and nobles gave out land in return for services |
| Powerful nobles, lords,kings and high church officials | owned most of the land during the Middle Ages |
| After the collapse of the Roman Empire the towns | shrank or were totally abandoned because people fled to the countryside to escape invaders |
| The plague subsided during | winter because the fleas carrying the disease died off during the winter |
