Feudalism- A term coined by historians to describe the type of government institutions, as well as the general social and political relationship, that existed among the warrior-landholders in much of Europe during the Middle Ages/who takes care of you and who you take care of
Feudal Compact- An arrangement between a lord and his vassal involving the exchange of property for personal service---A deal
fief- Property
vassal- A person who enters into a contract with their lord; lower of the two
knight- A person who pledged his allegiance to a lord, and in turn the lord would give him land for his protection
homage- A vassal’s act of promising loyalty and obedience to his lord; pledge of loyalty
serf- People who were bound to the land and to the lords for labor service a few days each week---- farmers,lower class people
baron- A great lord who exercised government authority over vast family territory --- the next step up from being a lord
peasantry- Lower end of the common people. Those who farmed on large plantations known a “manors” which were owned by a lord, or lady of the nobility (or member of the clergy)
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 cultivating and settling in formerly wild land in medieval Europe --- Making the land your own
suburb - People who lived outside the walls of a town
guild - unions or 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; Beginner
masterpiece- The process done to become a master
water mill- A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping.
iron plow- A farm implement consisting of a heavy blade at the end of a beam, usually hitched to a draft team or motor vehicle and used for breaking up soil babow
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