| A | B |
| serf | a peasant bound to the land |
| troubadour | a wandering musician |
| apprentice | a trainee in the guild system |
| Clovis | the Frankish leader who conquered the former Roman province of Gaul |
| fief | an estate granted to a vassal by his lord |
| journeyman | a salaried worker in the guild system |
| charter | a document that set out the rights and privileges of a town |
| St. Francis of Assisi | the founder of the first order of friars |
| papal supremacy | authority over secular rulers |
| knight | a mounted warrior |