Chapter 1Vocabulary 

Black DeathA fatal disease that spread across Europe during the middle Ages, also known as the bubonic plague.

RenaissanceA period in history in which people began to think about human nature, society, religion, science, art, and politics in new ways.

FeudalismThe system of political organization during the Middle Ages in which the lord owned the land and all others served him.

HierarchyA social system in which status is ranked, and power is concentrated in the higher ranks.

NobleA lord of the manor.

ManorA piece of land, sometimes called a fief.

FreemanPeasants who rented land from the lord or worked for pay.

SerfPeasants who worked the land for the lord and were not allowed to leave the manor without the lord's permission.

MonasteryBuildings and lands in which monks lived and carried out their religious duties.

JourneymanA person who has learned a trade and joined a guild.

Sumptuary LawLaws that controlled consumption or how people spent their money.

TitheA portion of crops or percentage of earnings paid to the Church.

MonasticThe way of life lived by monks and nuns, which involves spending time each day studying religious texts.

AllegianceLoyalty to the king.

GuildsCooperative organizations that controlled the production of goods and trade.

WorldviewA collection of beliefs about

life and the universe held by an individual or a group-the overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world.

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Practice RoundSt. Thomas More

West Edmonton Mall

Mr. Flynn

Eiffel Tower

Subway

Round #1(1 point each)

Freemen

Monastic

Noble

Journeyman

Wendy’s

Round #2(2 point each)

Monastery

Sumptuary Laws

Renaissance

Manor

KFC

Round #3(5 point each)

Serfs

Feudalism

Tithe

Black Death

New York Fries

Round #4(10 point each)

Hierarchy

Allegiance

Worldview

Edmonton Rush

Tim Horton’s