| A | B |
|---|
| knight | would receive honor and land in exchange for serving his lord as a soldier |
| hundred years war | one long series of clashes between England and France; it lasted from 1337 to 1453 |
| medieval | also called the middle ages |
| feudalism | land was owned by kings and lords by held by vassals in return for their loyalty |
| manor | a large estate that included a farm, fields, pasture and often an entire village |
| serfs | were peasants who were considered to be part of the manor |
| clergy | persons with authority to perform religious services |
| excommunication | being expelled from the church |
| guild | included all the people who practiced a certain trade or craft |
| apprentice | unpaid worker being trained in a craft |
| chivalry | is the code of honorable conduct by which knights were supposed to live |
| troubadours | traveling poets and musicians |
| crusades | the eight military expeditions launched by the Church |
| Jerusalem | a city in the Holy Land regarded as sacred by Christians |
| pilgrims | people who journey to a sacred place |
| nation | a community of people that shares a territory and a government |
| magna carta | "Great Charter"; it limited the king's power over the nobles |
| model parliament | include common people as well as lords and clergy |
| middle ages | the years between ancient times and modern times |
