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Feudalisum vocab
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| feudalism | [feudalism: the economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection] |
| barbarian | •they belong to a group that is uncivilized •(in ancient times) a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian). |
| Roman Catholic church | •its the Christian church headed by the pope •The branch of Christianity headed by the pope. •The Church was a central part of society during this time. |
| Pope | •leader of the roman catholic church •pope is the bishop of Rome • the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Monarch | • the king or queen •a ruler •(usually a king, but sometimes a queen). •all the land in the kingdom belonged to the monarch |
| Manor | •the land and estate of a lord including farm • or large estates •a large country house with lands; the principal house of a landed estate •a unit of land, originally a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and lands rented to tenants |
| Divine Right | •goes with the monarch •god said that you could rule • believes god gives monarchs the power to rule •they believe that god told him he was king • the idea that God had given them the right to rule. |
| Noble | •refers to the knights, monarchs, and lords •nobles by birth •to provide enough knights and soldiers. •a person of noble rank or birth |
| Duke | •comes right after monarchy ranking right under monarch •a male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages. |
| Hierarchy | •a general •someone in charge •someone higher than someone else •a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority |
| Chivalry | • the knights ideal behavior of loyalty, •[chivalry: the medieval knight’s code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women] . • a strong code of behavior lived by the knights |
| Fief | [fief: land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service] •or land grants |