| A | B |
|---|
| Lords | wealthy nobles under the system of feudalism |
| Vassals | people who offered their loyalty and services to the lord in return for protection |
| Feudalism | a social system based on rights around land ownership |
| Knights | warriors in medieval europe |
| Domesday book | recorded landowners property, wealth and population - used by king for taxes |
| King | owned all the land, directed wars and fended off challenges to throne |
| Peasants and Serfs | name given to group who were the labourers and farmers |
| Nobles, Lords and Bishops | Groups of people between the king and the knights |
 | Concentric castle |
 | Motte and Bailey castle |
 | Stone Keep castle |
| Bushido Code | Code of behaviour followed by Samurai |
| Chivalry Code | Code of behaviour followed by Knights |
| Bows and Arrows | Weapons used by Samurai |
| Shields and Swords | Weapons used by Knights |
| Shogunate | Government controlled by the shogun |
| Daimyo | Feudal lord of Japan |
| Benevolence, respect and fidelity | Elements of bushido code |
| Shinto | Main religion of medieval Japan |
| Ronin | Term for a Samurai with no master |
| Kami | Gods associated with shinto |
| Emperor | Title of person at top of Japans hierarchy |
| Shogun | General to emperor |
| Craftsmen and Merchants | People found at bottom of Japans Hierarchical structure |
| Purification | Shinto way of warding off evil spirits |
