World History – Chapter 7 – The Rise of Europe

loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord

in a medieval Europe, a lord who was granted land in exchange for service and loyalty to a greater lord

in medieval Europe, an estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty

a European noble who served as a mounted warrior

code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages

during the Middle Ages in Europe, a lord's estate which included one or more villages and the surrounding lands

in medieval Europe, a peasant bound to the lord's land

having to do with worldly, rather than religious, matters; non religious

the claim of medieval popes that they had authority over all secular rulers

body of laws of a church

exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Church law

in the Roman Catholic Church, excommunication of an entire region, town, or kingdom

in the Middle Ages, a written document that set out the rights and privilees of a town

money or wealth used to invest in business or enterprise

someone who would pay rent to a lord to farm part of the lord's land

in the Middle Ages, an association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to uphold standards of their trade and to protect their economic interests

a young person learning a trade from a master

a salaried worker employed by a guild master

a legal system based on custom and court rulings

the requirement that the government act fairly and in accordance with established rules in all that it does

principle that a person cannot be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime

outbreak of a rapidly spreading disease

permanent division in a church

six-foot-long bow that could rapidly fire arrows with enough force to pierce most armor