| A | B |
| absolute monarchy | government in which a ruler has complete power |
| aprentice | a person bound by agreement to master artisan |
| battle of hastings | the batlle in 1066 led by william the conqueror |
| cardinal | a high ranking offical of the roman catholic church |
| hanseatic league | alliance of german cities to promote and protect trace in the 1300's |
| Heresy | the holding of beliefs considered wrong |
| inquisition | a thirthteenth century church court that tried persons suspected of heresy |
| trial jury | a group of citizens authorized to hand down a decision following a trial |
| chivalry | a code of behavior for fuedal knights and nobles |
| fief | land granted by a fuedal lord to another noble |
| knight | a mounted warrior in medieval europe |
| manor | a self sufficient estate of a medieval lord |
| manorial system | economic system in europe during the middle ages |
| tribute | payment demanded by conquerored people |
| papacy | the office or authority of the pope |
| sacrament | a special christian ceremony |
| aritfact | an object made by a human |
| aritsian | a worker with skill in a specific craft |
| barter | trade in which people exchange goods |
| nomad | one group of people who have no fixed home and wander from place to place in search of food and water |