| A | B |
|---|
| Roman Catholic Church | Unifying force of Western Europe |
| Pope | Leader of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Charlemagne | First Holy Roman Emperor, and unified the Franks |
| Parish priests | Served the social and religious needs of the people |
| Missionaries | Diffused the Latin alphabet and Christianity to Germanic tribes |
| Monasteries | Preserved the Greco-Roman culture and texts |
| Serfs | Lowest class, bound to land |
| Vassals | Knights and nobles loyal to a Lord |
| Fief | Land given to vassals by the Lord |
| Feudalism | Form of government, tied to ownership of land |
| Manors | Self-sufficient farms, rigid class structure |
| Manorialism | Economic system of the Middle Ages tied to land |
| Franks | People of Western Europe that settled/unified France |
| Angles and Saxons | Germanic tribes that migrated to England from Europe |
| Magyars | Asians that settled Hungary |
| Vikings | Invaders that moved from Scandinavia to Russia |
| Castles | Structures that provided protection from invaders |
