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HOT words #2 Mr. McC
Vocab for Social Studies
Question | Answer |
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Social Class | Social layer whose members share certain economic, social, or cultural characteristics; social rank |
Noble | Posessinghigh rank in a political system or social class |
King | Male ruler |
Divine Right | Idea that kings get their right to rule directly from God and are only accountable to God |
Manor | An area over which a lord has power; usually self-sufficient |
Self-sufficient | Able to provide for oneselfwithout help from others; independent |
Fief | The estate of a fuedal lord |
Lord | Noble |
Knight | A medieval tenant serving a landholder as a mounted ma-at-arms; soldier for a noble |
Serf | A member of the lower social class bound to the land and owned by a lord |