Lesson 5 Vocabulary: Byzantine Empire and Middle Ages

Use the words in these flashcards to write a story.

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The bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church
Pope
A man who separates himself from ordinary human society in order to dedicate himself to God
Monk
A person sent out to carry a religious message
Missionary
Political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages
Feudalism
Under feudalism, a man who served a lord in a military capacity
Vassal
Under feudalism, a member of the heavily armored cavalry
Knight
A grant of land made to a vassal
Fief
The ideal of civilized behavior that developed among the nobility
Chivalry
The unwritten rules that determined the relationship between a lord and his vassal
Feudal contract
A series or martial activities such as jousts designed to keep knights busy
Tournament
The head of the eastern orthodox church, originally appointed by the Byzantine emperor
Patriarch
The separation between the two great branches of Christianity
Schism
Military expedition carried out by European Christians in the Middle Ages to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims
Crusades
An unbeliever; a term applied to the Muslims during the Crusades
Infidel
In medieval Europe, an agriculture estate run by a lord and worked by peasants
Manor