McCormack Flash Card Game

an estate; from a few acres to hundreds of square miles; also included the peasants that worked the land

a mounted warrior who had great prestige in the Middle Ages; they dominated warfare in Europe

a code that knights adopted in the late Middle Ages; requiring them to be brave, loyal and true to their word; they had to fight fairly in b

a warrior who engages in a holy war

lord's estate

Peasants on a manor; they were bound to the land; they were not slaves who could be bought and sold—still they were not free.

Worldly : associated with the world.

The sacred rituals of the Church.

The Church's own body of laws; this law applied to religious teachings, the behavior of the clergy, and even marriages and morals.

The practice of living the life of a monk.

A political system and a social system where by a powerful lord would offer "protection" inreturn for "service".

An unwritten set of rules that determined the relationship between a lord and his vassal - the major obligation was to perform military serv

Another term for "classes" of people [the clergy (first estate), nobles (second estate),townspeople & peasants (third estate)].

Military expeditions to gain (regain) the Holy Land from the Muslims (from 11th to the 13th centuries).

Unbelievers- referring to the Muslims.

Sultan of Syria and Egypt.

The Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632).

The legal code of ancient Rome.

The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance.