| A | B |
|---|
| Non-religious; worldly matters | Secular |
| Land granted to a Vassal in exchange for service | Fief |
| A noble/lord who recieves a fief in exhange for service | Vassal |
| Synonym for peasant | Serf |
| Political system where land is granted in exchange for service | Feudalsim |
| Economic system in which all needs are met within the manor | Manoralism |
| symbolic gesture representing the granting of lands | Investiture |
| Man who obeys strict religious rules by living in seclusion | Monk |
| Institution where men live by strict religious rules | Monastery |
| Vassal who offers military service to a Lord/Noble | Knight |
| A French nobleman | Count |
| Noble's land which typically included a fortified castle as well as fields & a village | Manor |
| Religious officials such as a priest | Clergy |
| Head monk in a monastery | Abbot |
| 1st part of the Middle Ages: time when learning, culture, & economics declined | Dark Ages |
| Nickname for the Middle Ages referring to the Church's influence | Age of Faith |
| Latin term referring to the Middle Ages | Medieval |
| Viking vessel that could navigate the open seas as well as rivers | Longship |
| Court officers appointed by Charlemagne to oversea his empire | Missi Dominici |
| Signed in 843, divided Charlemagne's empire | Treaty of Verdun |
| Lands ruled by the Pope | Papal States |
