history vocab ch.17

another name for the Middle Ages

communities of monks that followed a strict set fo rules. A church was common

The large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia; the boundary between these two continents are the Ural Mountains

A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land.

Workers who were tied to the land on which they lived; this group along with peasants made up the fourth level of the Feudal Society.

Religous men who lived apart from socity isolated in communities.

After winning the battle in Hastings, this man declared himself King of England

A large estate owned by a knight or lord; usually had a castle fields and forests.

A code of honorable behavior for knights; it required them to be brave, loyal, humble and to always help others.Click to flip

A missionary monk who brought the Word of God to Ireland.Click to flip

short, three line poems of 17 syllables that describe nature; a Japanese inventionClick to flip

A powerful woman hwo ruled a large territory in France. She married two kings, and her two eldest sons became kings.Click to flip

A leader of the Franks who built a vast empire in France and Germany. Sometimes called "Charles the Great".Click to flip

The shape and elevation of God's creation in a particular region.

Warriors who fought on horseback; these men made up the third level of the Feudal Society.

An influental Italian monk who created a set of rules for daily living in a monastary

The system of promises that governed the relationship between lords and vassals

A period of God's history that lasted from 500 AD to 1500.