| A | B |
|---|
| excommunicate | To expel someone from the church. |
| serf | A peasant in medieval europe. |
| Charlemagne | King of the Franks. |
| crusades | Wars fought to free the Holy Land. |
| clergy | Persons ordained to preform religious duties. |
| Holy Land | A small region in the Middle East,also known as Palestine. |
| Magna Carta | The Great Charter |
| Pope Urban II | Called for the first crusade. |
| King John | Forced to sign the Magna Carta |
| Parliament | A council that advised English Kings and Queens. |
| nation | A community that shares a government and language/culture. |
| Middle Ages | The years between AD 500 - 1500. |
| chivalry | The noble qualities a knight was to have. |
| medieval | Of the middle ages. |
| guild | An association of people having the same trade. |
| feudalism | A system of power during the middle ages. |
| self-sufficient | Able to supply one's own needs. |
| apprentice | An unpaid worker who was learning a trade from a master. |
| vassal | A person who promised to be loyal to a landowner in return for land. |
| manor | A large estate. |
