Study guide

If I wanted to ace the Feudalism test,

I would look up the following terms in Chapter 11 in the textbook:

Feudalism – A term used by historians to describe the governmental system and the relationships between landowners and warriors

feudal compact – An arrangement between a lord and his vassal involving the exchange of property for personal service

fief – A grant of land and accompanying government responsibilities and power

vassal – Servant

knight  - Warriors who have gone through training and has joined the feudal compact with the lord

homage – A vassal’s act of promising loyalty and obedience to his lord

serf – Someone who works the land for life, live in crummy little cottage

baron – A great lord who exercised government authority over vast family territory

peasantry – Common people in town

estates – In the Middle Ages, the groups that made up society: often defined as those who pray; those who fight, and those who work

manor – The principal farming property and social unit of a medieval community, usually belonging to a member of the feudal nobility or to a church institution

three-field-system – A method of crop rotation designed to maintain the fertility of the soil and to provide for a regular supply of fall and spring crops

internal colonization – The process of cultivating and settling in formerly wild land in Europe

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guild – An organization of merchants or craftspeople who regulated the activities of their members and set standards and prices

master – A craftsman who had the right to operate workshops, train others, and vote on guild business

journeyman – A licensed artisan who had served an apprenticeship and who was employed by a master paid at a fixed rate per day

apprentice –  A “learner” in the shop of a master

masterpiece -

water mill -

and yes, iron plow -