| A | B |
|---|
| domain | land controlled by a ruler or lord |
| charter | written grant of rights or privilegses by a ruler or government |
| guild | organiztion of people of the same craft or trade |
| apprentice | a person who works for an expert in a trade of craft in return for training |
| journeyman | person who has learned a particular trade or craft but has not become a master |
| commerce | buying and selling of goods |
| Jew | descendent of the ancient Hebrews |
| solar | space where medieval town family gathered to eat or talk |
| leprosy | contagious skin disease can lead to death |
| Bubonic Plague | deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas |
| Black Death | anothe name for Bubonic Plague |
| Silk Road | the main trade routes between Europe and China |
| common law | body of rulings made by judges that became part of country's legal system |
| trial by ordeal | person is thrown into a well to determine guilt or innocence |
| trial by combat | person has to fight a champion and kill him to prove innocence |
| trial by jury | person is tread by twelve citizens in a jury |
| stocks | wooden frame for holding a person's arms and legs |
| minstrel | traveling poet/musician |
| mystery play | play based on stories from Bible |
| miracle play | play based on lives of saints |
