Middle Ages
A period in European
History that lasted from
About 500 to about
1500 A. D.
Magna Carta
An English charter
that limited royal
power.
Vikings Fierce pirates and
warriors
from Scandinavia
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feudalism
A social, political, and
economic system
used in the Middle Ages.
monarch
A king or queen
who is a
supreme leader.
serf
A person who lived
on and farmed
feudal land.
knight
A feudal warrior
trained and prepared
to fight on horseback.
chivalry
A knight’s code
of behavior.
monks
A man who
devotes his
life to
religion and
lives in a
monastery
nun
A woman who
devotes her life
to religion and
lives in a
convent.
monastery
A community
where monks
live, study, and
pray
convent
A community of nuns.
Marco Polo
A Venetian merchant, world traveler, and
writer who remained in China as a guest
for 17 years.
epidemic
A disease that spreads quickly.
Crusade
Major military
expeditions by
Christians
To win back control of
Palestine (Holy Land)
and to protect the
Byzantine Empire.
Silk Road
A trading route that connected Europe
and lands of the former Roman Empire
with China.
Bubonic plague
An epidemic spread to
humans by fleas from
rats.
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