F famine- a great lack of food in a area where many people starve to death fauna- animal life in a region feudal- having to do with a political and economic system in Western Europe from the 9 th to the 15 th centuries in which lords ruled over peasants flint knappers- persons who shape with quick blows, breaking off pieces, of this hard stone flute- a musical instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with holes for the musician to cover an uncover to make sounds fluted- a rounded grove shape flora- plant life in a region fortified- protected by forts