Ch 8 key terms Flashcards
Medieval
An adjective describing the culture of the Middle Ages
topography
the physical features of an geographical area’s surface
clergy
A group of people trained and ordained for religious services
monastery
a secluded community where men(monks) focus on prayer and scripture
convent
a religious community for women (nuns)
Pagan
a follower of a polytheistic religion
missionary
a person who tries to convert others to a particular religion
saint
an especially holy person
sacrament
sacred rites of the Christian Church, including baptism and communion
Christendom
the large community of Christians spread across the whole world
vassal
a lesser lord who pledged service to a more powerful lord
fief
an estate granted to a vassal by a powerful lord
Knight
young men from noble families who trained to become warriors on horseback
chivalry
a code of conduct which required knights to be brave, loyal and generous
manorialism
the way things worked on the manor, or agricultural estate of a medieval lord
serf
peasants who were legally bound to the lord’s land
alps
the alps form an arc of high mountains across southern Europe
Pyrenees mountains
Mountains that divided spain and france
ural mountains
to the east, the urals separate europe from Asia
North European PLain
the fertile heart of the European continent, including France, Germany, and eastern Europe
Mediterranean sea
southern european countries o this sea have hot, dry summers because mountains block the winds that bring warm, moist air to Western Europe
North Atlantic Drift
a warm Atlantic current that gives most of Western Europe a warm, moist climate
feudalism
a system of rule in which powerful lords divide their lands among lesser lords
papal/papacy
having to do with the authority of the pope, head of the Catholic Church.
Middle Ages
A period between ancient times and modern times (A.D 500-1500)
