Vocabulary Words

                                                               Vocabulary Words


1. Fiefdom- a fief

2. Feudalism -the dominant social system in medieval Europe

3. Monarch-a sovereign head of state

4. Lord-someone or something having power

5. Vassal-a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance

6. Knight-a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor

7. Peasant-a poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation

8 .Commoner-an ordinary person, without rank or title

9 .Serf-an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate

10. Tradesman-a person engaged in trading or a trade

11. Merchant-a person or company involved in wholesale trade

12. Castle-a large building or group of buildings fortified against attack with thick walls

13. Moat-a deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defense against attack

14. Guilt-the fact of having committed a specified or implied offense or crime
15. Abbey-the building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns.

16. High Middle Age-The High Middle Ages or High Medieval Period was the period of European history around the 11th,  12th, and 13th centuries

17. 100 Years War-The hundred years war was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the house of plantagenet 

18. Black Death-The black death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history