| A | B |
|---|
| chivalry | knights' code of honor |
| feudalism | exhchange of services for land |
| fief | land given to a vassal |
| guild | artisan association |
| knight | warrior; exchanged services for land |
| tithe | tax paid to the church |
| Anti-Semitism | prejudice against Jews |
| Excommunication | individuals punishment for breaking church laws |
| vassal | knight or noble who has taken an oath of loyalty to a noble |
| Charlemagne | built a Christian kingdom for the Franks |
| serf | peasant tied to the land |
| Islam | religion which began in Arabia and spread to part of Europe and N. Africa |
| feudalism | political system based on land ownership |
| manorialsim | economic system based on farming |
| Cluny | place where church reforms began |
| usury | lending money with interest |
| capital | money used for investment |
| High Middle Ages | period of economic rebirth (1000-1300) when trade revived |
