A | B |
code of chivalry | knights' code of honor |
feudalism | exchange of services for land |
guild | artisan association-they help others in their guild to prosper |
knight | warrior; exchanged services for land |
Magna Carta | "Great Charter"; limited the Monarchy |
serf | peasant; virtual prisoner of the land |
vassal | knight or noble who has taken an oath of loyalty to a noble |
William the Conqueror | Norman noble who conquered England |
Henry II | English king; established common law |
King John | English king forced to sign the Magna Carta |
Ferdinand & Isabella | rulers of Spain; expelled Jews and Muslims |
Ivan the Great | first czar of Russia |
code of bushido | Samurais' code of honor |