Feudalism= A term coined by
historians to describe the type of government institutions, as well as the
general social and political relationships, that existed among the
warrior-landholders in much of Europe during the Middle Ages.
feudal compact= An arrangement
between a lord and his vassal involving the exchange of property for
personal service
fief= A grant of land
and accompanying government responsibilities and power.
Vassal= a knight that is a servant to the lord
knight= a warrior; who has to go through training with an older knight
homage= A vassal’s act
of promising loyalty and obedience to his lord
serf= their were bond to there land and lord for service a few days a week ; you cant work your way up from a serf. your stuck their forever.
baron= A great lord who
exercised government authority over fast family territory. one step up from a lord
peasantry=
estates= In the middle
ages, the groups that made up society: often defined as those who pray, those
who fight, and those who work
manor= The principal
farming property and social unit of a medieval community, usually belonging to
a member of the feudal nobility or to a Church institution
three-field-system=
A method of crop rotation designed to maintain the fertility of
the soil and to provide for a regular supply of fall and spring crops
internal
colonization= The process of cultivation and settling in formerly wild
land in medieval Europe
suburb= the outside of the wall;
guild= An organization
of merchants or craftspeople who regulated the activities of their members and
set standards and prices
master= A craftsman who
had the right to operate workshops, train others, and vote on guild business
journeyman= A licensed
artisan who had served an apprenticeship and who was employed by a master and
paid at a fixed rate per day.
Apprentice= A “learner”
in the shop of a master
masterpiece=
water mill=
and yes, iron
plow =
