A | B |
bishop | official of early Christian church |
missionary | teacher of Christianity |
common law | unwritten laws based on customs |
feudalism | system of noble's loyalty to lord returned for land |
manor | feudal estate with castle and land |
tenant | farmer who pays rent for land |
serf | peasant laborer lowest in feudal society |
guild | medieval workers' organization |
apprentice | young skilled workers of a trade |
charter | written documents granting freedoms |
Charlemagne | King of Franks |
Holy Roman Empire | kingly and papal reign of western Europe empire |
Eastern Orthodoxy | church of Eastern Europe |
vassals | noble loyal to a lord |
Middle Ages | between Classical and Modern Europe |
dungeon | prison in the castle |
Crusades | wars to free Jerusalem |
armor | protective metal covering |
page | 1st step to become knight |
squire | 2nd step to become knight |