Feudalism- describes the governmental system and the
relationship between landowners and warriors
Feudal compact- when a knight pledges his loyalty to
a lord and the lord gives the knight some land
Fief- the land that is given to the knight by the
lord
Vassal- the honored position
the knight held
Knight- the “body guard” of the lord
Homage- a vassal paid homage to their lord- taking
their hand and speaking a pledge of loyalty
Serf- they were bound to the land, forced to do
back-breaking work such as the iron plow. They were also in charge of internal
colonization
Barons- lords of large territories who usually paid
homage to a king
Peasantry- farmers or serfs- the common people
Estates- there were three estates: the clergy, the
nobility, and the common people
Manor- Large plantations which were owned by a lord
or a lady of the manor
Three-field-system- rotating your crops, so only two
fields out of three were actually growing things. The other one was resting.
Internal colonization- when the serfs were put in
charge of what to grow and when to grow it
Suburb- the area outside of the walled in city
Guild- a group that was centered around one thing,
such as making weapons. People joined it to become experts and buy things from
the people inside the group.
Master- the top skilled person In the guild. They
would have to create a masterpiece and go through apprenticehood and
journeyhood.
Journeyman- a man that was pretty much a student in a gild. He is higher than an apprentice.
Apprentice- an apprentice assisted a master in order to become a master
Masterpiece- a great work of art in whatever craft a master made in a gild
Water mill- a mill...for water
Iron plow- the awesome and amazing tool that farmers used to plow their fields
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