Medieval Europe

2. referring to the Middle Ages. Lasted from about 500 AD to 1500 AD
7. a young man of noble birth who as an aspirant to knighthood served a knight.
8. a peasant or person of service to a lord, commonly attached to the lord’s land.
9. Europe and Asia together as one continent
10. a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
11. An estate or unit, consisting of a lord's land
12. the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
13. an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service.
14. a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty and obedience.

1. a person who held lands or property from the sovereign or a powerful overlord.
2. a building occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows
3. A holder of land in return for rendering homage, fealty, and usually military service or its equivalent to a lord
4. medieval group, as of merchants or artisans, organized to protect the interests of its members
5. a person who supervises a number of local churches, a member of the highest order of the ministry.
6. essential system of the Middle Ages. Vassals were protected and maintained by their lords, usually through the granting of fiefs