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.