| A | B |
|---|
| medieval | Middle Ages |
| barter | to trade with goods or services instead of money |
| feudalism | political organization in Europe during the Middle Ages |
| lord | a powerful land owner |
| crusade | a war fought by Christians to capture the holy lands from the Moslems |
| guild | an organized group of workers |
| nomad | people who move from place to place to find food and pasture |
| Islam | religion of people who worship Allah |
| monk | a member of a religious brotherhood |
| abbot | a man who heads a group of monks |
| caliph | a Muslim ruler |
| minaret | a tower from where people are called to prayer |
| tithe | to give 1/10 of income to the church |
| convent | where nuns live together and follow rules |
| cardinal | a high official of the church |
| falconry | the art of hunting with birds |
| chivalry | a code of conduct practiced by a knight |
| journeyman | a worker who has learned a trade and is employed |
| monastery | a religious home for men |
| mosque | a Muslim house of worship |
| creed | a formal statement of religious beliefs |
| apprentice | a person working for another in order to learn a trade |
| serf | a peasant bound to the land |
| manor | land belonging to the lord |
| tournament | combat between two knights mounted on horses |
