| A | B |
|---|
| Middle Ages | The years between ancient and modern times |
| Medieval | Latin for Middle Ages |
| Chivalry | A code of honorable conduct by which knights were supposed to live |
| Clergy | Persons with the authority to perform religious services |
| Magna Carta | Latin for "Great Charter" which limited the kings power |
| Vassal | A nobel who served a lord of a higher rank |
| Manor | A large estate that included farm fields, pastures, and often an entire village. |
| Excommunication | Being expelled from membership in the Church |
| Pilgrim | People who journey to a sacred place |
| Apprentice | An unpaid worker being trained in a craft |
| Guild | An association that included all people who practiced a certain trade or craft |
| Holy Land | A region on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea that is sacred to Christians. |
| Crusades | The 8 military expeditions to capture the Holy Land from a group of Muslims who controlled it. |
| Troubadour | Traveling poets and musicians that went from place to place singing about knights and beautiful women |
| Knight | A man who recieved honor and land in exchange for serving a lord as a soldier |
| Hundred Years' War | One long series of clashes between England and France that lasted from 1337-1453 |
| Serf | A peasant who was considered to be part of the manor |
| Feudalism | A government system where land is owned by kings or lords but held by vassals in return for their loyalty. |
| Model Parliament | Previously known as the Great Council which included common people as well as lords and clergy |
