Medieval Europe Vocabulary Practice

from the Latin for "middle age," relating to the middle ages.

period between ancient times and modern times, roughly from 500 to 1500 CE.

the movement to drive the Muslims from Spain

a strict social system in which landowners grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor

leader of the Roman Catholic Church

someone who tries to convert others to a particular religion

in medieval Europe, a nobleman who received land from other nobleman in return for his service.

people who are trained and ordained for religious services.

a peasant who is legally bound to live and work on land owned by a lord

secluded religious community

estate granted by a lord to a vassal

self-sufficient estate of a medieval lord

sacred rites of Christianity, such as baptism and communion

a peasant who is legally bound to live and work on land owned by a lord

code of conduct in medieval Europe that required knights to be brave, loyal, and honest

in medieval Europe, a nobleman who received land from other nobleman in return for his service.

self-sufficient estate of a medieval lord

warrior mounted on a horseback

a document that promised barons certain rights

the movement to drive the Muslims from Spain

a strict social system in which landowners grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor

to exclude a person from a church or a religious community

A series of military campaigns to establish Christian control over the holy land.

epidemic of the bubonic plague that killed as many as one third of all Europeans between 1347 and 1352

unsuccessful revolt by peasants against lords in England in 1381

a deadly infection spread by fleas that live on rats

destructive war between France and England that lasted from 1337 to 1453