History Chapter 5 Flashcards
Count
High nobleman, governor of a county.
Duke
High nobleman, governor of a duchy.
Feudal system
(Feudalism) Polity with lords and vessels.
Hereditary
When something is passed on from parents to children.
Knight
Soldier on a horse.
Lord
Monarch or high nobleman who lets a territory be ruled by a vessel.
Middle ages
Third period (500-1500).
Time of monks and knights.
Third era (500-1000).
Vassals
Nobleman who rules a territory by order of a lord.
Abbot
Head of a monastery (abbey).
Archbishop
Leader of a group of bishops believers.
Clergyman
Religious leader (the clergy: all clergymen).
Heathen
Persons of whom is said that they do not have the right religion.
Missionary
person with the assignment (mission) to spread Christianity.
Monastry
Living place of monks or nuns.
Monk
Clergyman who lives separated from society, usually in a monastry.
Nun
Female monk
Parish priest
Low-level clergyman who leads a group of Christians.
Sermon
Religious explanation
Corvee
Unpaid work for a lord.
Domain
Land of a nobleman or a monastery.
Estate
Group with a fixed social position and special rights.
Manor
House of a nobleman.
Manorial right
Right of a lord of a domain.
Manorial system
economic system with serfs on domains.
Serf
Semi-free farmer.
Serfdom
Unfreedom of serfs.
Steward
Person who rules a domain for the owner.
Allah
Arabic for god.
Arab world
Area within Arabic culture.
Caliph
Successor of Muhammad as political and religious leader of the Muslims.
Caliphate
Islamic empire
Islamic calendar
Calendar that starts in 622.
Jihad
(Holy fight) 1 inner fight to be a good Muslim and the fight to defend Islam, 2 duty of Muslims to spread their religion, with violence if necassary.
Mosque
Islamic house of prayer.
Muslim
Follower of Islam.
Prophet
Messenger
