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middle ages vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| peasant | Farm workers that worked small plots of land. Some were landowners, while others worked for wages. |
| vassals | in medieval times a man who received lands and title in exchange for serving a lord or king as a soldier. |
| serfs | A person who lived on and farmed a lords land in the feudal times: he or she did not own land and depended on the lord for protection. |
| self-sufficient | Able to provide for your own needs without help from others. |
| knights | A man who served his king or lord as a mounted soldier in armor |
| lords | A medieval landowner who gave land to his followers in exchange for loyalty and tributes |
| manor | A large estate, including farmland and villages ruled by a lord. |
| Middle ages | the years between ancient and modern times, from about 476 CE - 1500 CE, also known as the medieval times. |
| Monarchy | A system of government ruled by a king or a queen |
| Crusades | A series of military expeditions by European christians to recapture the Holy Land during the 11, 12, and 13 century |
| Excommunicate | Officially exclude someone from participation in the services and participation in the Christian Church |
| Feudalism | A system of economic, political, and social power in the middle ages in which kings and queens had the most power, followed by nobles, knights, and peasants, |
| Fief | A piece of land given by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service |
| Guild | Organizations of people who practiced a certain trade. |
| Apprentice | A young person who was an unpaid worker learning a craft. |
| Bubonic Plague | A contagious and often deadly disease in medieval times, also known as the black plague |
| Chivalry | A set of rules that defined how a knight should act.These rules had roots in christian morality. |
| Clergy | Men who performed the services of the Roman Catholic Church |
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