vocab Flashcards
middle ages
The gradual decline of the Roman Empire ushered in an era of European History
Middle Ages
A religious community that was built by the church
Manastery
Who is known as the most potent prince with great skills and improving the army
Charlemagne
Who grants land for exchange in military protection
Lord
What is the name of the land that was granted by Lords/landowners
Fief
A complex set of ideals
Chivalry
A person that receives a fief (land)
Vassal
The Lords estate
Manor
People that couldn´t lawfully leave where they were born, they had lords but weren´t considered slaves
Serf
traveling poet-musicians at the castles and courts of europe
Troubadour
A group of all the important religious duties, bishops, and priests
Clergy
Important religious ceremonies
Sacraments
Church laws, like marriage and religious practices
Canon Law
Bishops selling positions in the church
Simony
New style of Architecture, Gothic cathedrals that would go towards reaching Heaven
Gothic