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| feudalism | economic & political system of Europe in the Middle Ages based on certain obligations |
| lord | a noble in the Middle Ages |
| fief | a large piece of land granted by a king to a lord in exchange for his loyalty |
| vassal | a person who promised to fight when needed by his lord, in exchange for land |
| serf | a person who was bound to live and work ont he land of a noble |
| manor | a self-sufficient farming estate where nobles and serfs lived and worked |
| knight | a son of a noble, who was a trained soldierand gave military service in exchange for the right to hold land |
| monastery | a religious community in which monks lead lives of work and prayer |
| convent | a religious community in which nuns lead simple lives of work and prayer |
| nun | a religious woman who lives in a convent and worships God |
| monk | a religious man who lives in a monastery and worships God |
| saint | according to Roman Catholic teachings, a person believed to be especially holy |
| cathedral | a large and elaborate Christain church |
| pilgrimage | a journey to a holy place for a religious purpose |
| crusade | a series of "holy wars" |
| commerce | the buying and selling of goods |
| guild | an organization of people of the same craft, formed to set standards and promote interests of the craft |
| apprentice | a person who lived and worked, without pay, with a master craftsman in order to learn a trade |
| journeyman | a person who completed his apprenticeship and was paid for his work |
| Magna Carta | a document drawn up by English nobles in 1215 that named certain rights and limited the king's power |
