| A | B |
|---|
| time period in Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire and before the Renaissance | Middle Ages |
| political system in which kings throughout Europe gave land away in return for loyalty and military service | Feudalism |
| warriors on horseback | knights |
| code of behavior that stressed loyalty and bravery | chivalry |
| considered a decentralized political system because kings gave away much of their power | Feudalism |
| basis of wealth and power | land |
| brought social stability, order and structure | Feudalism |
| areas of land owned by a noble where most people lived | manors |
| peasant that could not leave the land and who performed farm labor for the noble | serf |
| provided for its own needs | self-sufficent |
| decreased trade | manorialism |
| religion that was very wealthy and influential | Roman Catholic Church |
| leader of the Roman Catholic Church | pope |
