| A | B |
| Chivalry | The nobel qualities of nights |
| Clergy | People who serve the church |
| Crusades | Military expeditions to win control of the Holy Land from the Turks |
| Excommunicate | To prevent someone from participating in church life |
| Feudalism | A system of power in Europe where kings and queens had the most power, then the nobles, knights and last were tahe peasants |
| Manor | Large estate owned by lord |
| Medieval | Another name for Middle Ages |
| Middle Ages | 500 AD to 1500 AD in Europe |
| Self-sufficent | Person who can supply everything they need for themselves ( grow own food, make own clothes, make and repair own tools) |
| Serf | Person wonsidered part of the land |
| Vassal | Person who swears loyalty to a lord |
| Fief | Land given in exchange for service |