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| joust | a combat with lances between two knights on horseback |
| feudalism | an economic and political system of Europe in the Middle Ages based on certain obligations. |
| vassal | person during the Middle Ages who promised to fight for his lord when needed, in exchange for land. |
| convent | a religious community in which nuns lead simple lives of work and prayer |
| monastery | a religious community in which monks lead simple lives of work and prayer |
| pilgimage | a journey to a holy place for a religious prupose |
| guild | an organization of people who practiced the same craft, formed to set standards and promote the interests of the craft |
| apprentice | a person who lived and worked, without pay, with a master craftsman in order to learn a trade |
| journeyman | a person in the Middle Ages who had completed his apprenticeship and was paid for his work |
| saint | according to Roman Catholic teachings, a person believed to be especially holly |
| troubadour | one of the lyric poets and composers of southern France, eastern Spain, and northern Italy from the 1000s to the 1200s. |
| self-sufficient | asking no help; independent |
| artisan | person skilled in some industry or trade; craftsman |
| influence | power of acting on others and having an effect without using force |
| crusade | a series of "holy wars" in which European Christians attempted to recapture the Holy Land. |
