- 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 grand of land and accompanying government responsibilities and power
- Vassal-
- Knight-
- Homage- A vassal's act of promising loyalty and obedience to his lord
- Serf-
- Baron- A great lord who exercised government authority over vast family territory
- 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
- Three-Field-System- A method of crop rotation designed to maintain the fertility of the soil and to provide for a regular supple of fall and spring crops
- Internal Colonization- The process of cultivating and settling in formerly wild land in medieval Europe
- Suburb-
- 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 cote 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- As "learner" in the shop of a master
- Masterpiece-
- Water Mill-
- Iron Plow-
These are the notes that I took in class on Friday before I had to leave. The reason I am putting them on my blog now is because I was not home this weekend to be able to post them. I could not find some of the words in the book so they are blank.
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