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(DMS) Chapter 2
(DMS) The Development of Feudalism in Western Europe
Question | Answer |
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Social Structure | How people are organized. |
Feudalism | The economy and political system that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages. |
lord | A land owner in feudal Europe. Usually a noble. |
knights | Trained warriors that are loyal to a lord in exchange for land. |
peasants | One of the lowest groups in the hierarchy of feudal Europe. Usually farmers. |
monarch | A king or a queen. |
manor | The house of a lord |
noble | A hereditary position, similar to the Chinese aristocrats. |
hierarchy | A ranked organization of people. |
serfs | Unfree peasants. |