| A | B |
|---|
| Dark Ages | period following the fall of the Roman Empire |
| Charlemagne | frank-huge empire-blended Germanic, power of the church and heritage of the Roman Empire |
| Holy Roman Empire | Christian name for W. Europe |
| Feudalism | exchange of land for military service, rigid class system |
| Knights | horseman, fought for the Lord |
| Lords | head of the manor, land ownwe |
| Vassals | promised loyalty in exchange for land, promised to protect the Lord |
| Serfs | not slaves but bound to the land, considered property |
| Manor | self-sufficient economic unit |
| Crusades/Jihad | Holy war...opens trade |
| Manorialism | land, not money is the main source of wealth..self-sufficient |
| Anti-semitism | against the Jews (early bankers) |
| Gothic | flying buttresses, high buildings, pointed arches, light and airy |
| Holyland | Jerusalem |
| Medieval | the name for the period of the Middle Ages, from about 500 to the middle of the 1400s |
| Chivalry | the code of conduct follwed by knights during the Middle Ages |
| Secular | having to do with worldly rather than religious matters |
| Monastery | community where men or women focus on spirtual goals |
