| A | B |
|---|
| bishop | official of early Christian church |
| feudalism | political & social system of noble's loyalty to lord returned for land |
| manor | the lord's estate with castle and land |
| serf | peasant laborer bound to the land; lowest in feudal society |
| Holy Roman Empire | Germany |
| vassals | noble loyal to a lord |
| Middle Ages | between Classical and Modern Europe |
| Crusades | holy wars to free Jerusalem |
| clergy | church officials |
| salvation | eternal life in Heaven; goal of medieval Catholics |
| canon law | laws of the catholic church |
| sacraments | important Catholic ceremonies that had to be practiced to get to Heaven |
| pope | head of the Catholic Church |
| priest | led local church services & heard confession |
| excommunication | being kicked out of the Catholic church forever |
| monastery | place of learning; where monks lived |
| lord | landowner who gave land to a vassal |
| knight | person who fought in the lord's army |
| political | dealing with government & laws |
| economic | dealing with how people make a living & trade |
| society | a group of people living together |
| tithe | a tax paid to the Church by the people |
| the manor system | the economic side of feudalism |
| Gothic Cathedral | Huge medieval church that reached to the sky & had colorful stained glass |
| Allah | Arabic word for God |
| Muhammad | prophet of Islam; from Mecca |
| Five Pillars of Islam | the essential duties of Islam; pray to Mecca 5 times a day, give charity to the poor & do a pilgrimage to Mecca for example |
| Islam | Religion started by Muhammad in Mecca |
| Qur'an (Koran) | Muslim holy book; the followers of Muhammad recorded his teachings after he died |
| Muslims | Followers of Islam |
| jihad | holy war |
| secular | describes worldly things rather than spiritual |
