| A | B |
| King John | he argued with all the nobles |
| Magna Carta | document signed by king John |
| feudalism | system of government during the Middle Ages |
| Middle Ages | between 500 and 1500 |
| manor | large farm or estate |
| nobles | lived on a manor |
| economy | based on agriculture |
| fief | land granted in return for military service |
| knight | trained warrior,fought on horseback |
| vassel | was given fiefs by the king in return for military service |
| Crusades | war for the Cross |
| muslims | followed the religion of Islam |
| monk | religious man who devote their lives to prayer |
| monastery | a dwelling for monks |
| convents | the place where nuns lived |
| guild | association of people in the same business |
| monopoly | control of goods by one group |
| apprentice | a student wishing to take up a trade |
| Renaissance | rebirth following the Middle Ages |
| Da Vinci | an artist; known for the Mona lisa |
| Michelangelo | artist who painted the ceiling of Sistine Chapel |
| Gutenberg | developed movable type |
| Luther | followed the Bible |
| reformation | a movement to reform the Catholic Church |
| divine right | King James I said his power came from God |
| Thomas More | was beheaded because he refused to join the Church of England |