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- Pope
- the bishop of supreme leader of the RCC
- Clergy
- th body of people who perform the sacred function of the church
- Duke
- the highest type of European noble, ranking just below a prince
- Noble
- a person of high rank by birth or title
- Tallage
- a tax that the lord demanded
- Nun
- a woman taken a sacred vow to devote her life to prayer and service to the church
- Theology
- the study of god and religious truths
- Monastery
- a community of monks
- Tournaments
- a contest involving two teams of knights and the purpose was to practice from war combat
- Christatianity
- a religion based on the life and treading of Jesus Christ
- Inner wall
- the wall that surrounds the keep and the inner bailey
- Crusades
- a series of religious wars launched against Muslims by European Christians
- Keep
- a tall tower in the castle where the nobility lived and had storage space
- Monastictism
- the study of life in which men and women withdraw form the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith
- Sacrament
- a solemn right of Christian churches
- Homage
- an oath of loyalty sworn to a higher lord
- Moat
- a deep, wide ditch, often filled with water or sticks
- Armor
- a covering usually made of metal or leather worn to protect the body during fighting
- Monk
- a man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery
- Taxes
- a fee or payment to government
- Manor
- a large estate including farmland and villages held by a lord
- Hierarchy
- a system of organizing people into ranks, with those of higher rank having more power and privileges
- Persecute
- to cause a person to suffer because of his/her beliefs
- Inner bailey
- the grassy area inside the inner wall used to grave livestaock
- Fief
- land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
- Excommunicate
- to formally deprive a person of membership in a church
- Rampart
- a walkway where the castle guards stood and shot at enemies
- Divine right of king
- the belief that God gives monarchs there to rule
- Vassals
- any landholder under the protecting of someone else, a lord who receives land from another lord
- Castle
- a stone building where kings and queens lived
- Outer wall
- it surrounds the baileys and it is the second line of defense in a castle
- Peasants
- in feudalism a person who worked the land
- Chivalry
- the medieval knights code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women
- Knights
- an armed warrior
- Relic
- an object considered holy because it belonged to or was touched by a saint or other holy pepole
- Merchet
- a fee paid when a woman married
- Drawbridge
- bridge to castle that goes up an down when wanted and covers the moat
- Roman Catholic Church
- the Christian church headed by the pope in Rome
- Investiture
- the ceremony which involved the granting of land
- Monarch
- a ruler such as a king or queen
- Feudalism
- the economic and political system that developed in Europe during the middle ages
- Convent
- a community of nuns
- Serfs
- the lowest rank of people on a manor
- Pilgrimage
- a journey to a holy site
- Cathedrals
- a large and important church