| A | B |
|---|
| Renaissance | the great revival of art and learning in Europe in the 1300-1500's/ "a new birth" |
| Monastery | buildings where monks live together |
| taxes | money paid to a ruler or gov't -spent on providing gov't services |
| knight | a warrior of the middle ages |
| Apprentice | a person learning a trade or an art |
| Manor | a large medieval farm |
| Crusade | A christian military expedition to take control of the Holy Land from the Muslims |
| explorer | a person who searches for new things and places |
| Convent | A building in which a group of nuns live |
| Feudalism | a system of mutal rights and duties between lords and vassels in the Middle Ages |
| Serf | a person who lived or worked in a manor |
| Guild | An organization of people in a craft or trade |
| Monopoly | the exclusive possession or control of a commodity or service |
| Economy | the way in which natural resources and workers are used to produce goods and services |
| Fief | land granted by a lord to his vassels in return for military services |
