Friday, April 29, 2016

3rd Trimester Fiefdom Project

Fiefdom Vocabulary 
   The 2nd projects for our 3rd Trimester is that my teacher assigned us a projects about the Fiefdom of Medieval ages. We were assigned to search up 18 words and look for their definition.
  1. Fiefdom- area of land that was ruled over by a lord in medieval times.
  2. FeudalismA political and economic system of Europe during Middle Ages.
  3. Monarch- a king, queen, emperor
  4. VassalA person who held land from a feudal lord and received protection in return.
  5. Knight- A medieval soldier.
  6. Peasant- farmers or tenants.
  7. Commoner- a person without noble rank.
  8. SerfA member of the lowest feudal class.
  9. Tradesman- a man who is a merchant. 
  10. Merchant- a business person who trades.
  11. Castle- is a fortified structure built by nobility.
  12. Moata deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water,  that surrounds a castle.
  13. Guild- an association of artisans or merchants who control the practice of their craft in a town.
  14. Abbeya Catholic monastery or convent.
  15. High Middle Ages- the period of European history around the 11th, 12th ,and 13th centuries.
  16. 100 Years War- a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France for control of the French throne.
  17. Black Death- one of the most devastating pandemics. Killing an estimated 75-200 million people in Europe in the years 1348–50 CE.

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