unit 2 test Flashcards
Normandy
home of the normans
Tapestry
Thick, embroided cloth used as wall hanging
Vassal
someone who swears loyalty to a lord
Lord
feudal superior
feudal contract
contract or bargain between a vassal and his lord
anglo saxon
earliest English people
cavalry
soldiers on horseback
propaganda
effort to spread beliefs and opinions which sometimes isn’t the truth
lord of the manor
someone who inherited the profit of a manor and the right to run it.
freeholder
someone who owns their own land
hide
around 40 hectares
demesne
specific lands only for the lord of the manor
bailif
person who supervised the serfs and freeholders on a manor and they collected rent
troubador
medieval singer- sung about love and chivalry
ward
orphan put into someone elses care until they an adult
relic
item associated with a saint
tithe
produce or money given to the church
chastity
Modesty; virtue; doing without sex
ordeal
experience that is dreadful
treason
betraying your ruler or country
canonize
announcing someone is a saint
interdict
act of the catholic church to keep a group or person from participating in religious ceremonies.