Medieval Europe
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. plague
A. Originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry
2. mass
B. How much matter something contains
3. heresy
C. A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs
4. anti-semitism
D. The social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century
5. vernacular
E. In Christianity, ___ collectively
6. clergy
F. A formal association of people with similar interests
7. feudalism
G. A serious infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans
8. vassal
H. Someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
9. fief
I. A piece of land held under the feudal system
10. knight
J. Any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
11. serf
K. A characteristic language of a particular group
12. guild
L. A person holding a fief
13. fjord
M. The intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people
14. missionary
N. A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord