Ch 21 Middle Ages VOC Test (Cengage)

an era in Western Europe that lasted from about 500 to 1450 A.D.; also called the medieval period

a period in history that spanned from the A.D. 500s to the 1500s; from the Latin medium (middle) and aevum (age)

united tribe who obeyed unwritten rules and traditions of their king to form a powerful kingdom

to change one’s religion

Frankish king who battled tribes and forced them to convert to Christianity; became the first German emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

a political and social system in which a vassal receives protection from a lord in exchange for obedience and service

a noblemen who receives land from a king in medieval feudal society

a person, usually a lesser nobleman, who received land and protection from a feudal lord in exchange for obedience and service

a warrior in medieval Europe

a person who lived and worked on the private land of a noble or medieval lord

code of conduct for knights

self-contained world located on land belonging to a lord

the religious leaders who oversee ceremonies and deliver teachings of the Christian Church

a towering church built during the Middle Ages; often the place from which a bishop ruled

a Christian religious community