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World History ST

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Middle Ages period that was 1,000 years after the fall of Rome
feudalism a system of government based upon loyalty and service between lords and vassals
vassal serves a lord and was given land to manage in exchange
decentralized no strong central government
jury group of people sworn to help in legal matter
medieval having to do with the Middle Ages
lord owner of an estate
centralized central government that controls other areas
ruling class group of people with power and authority
guild organization of businesses
credit trust that you will pay a loan back
corporation business in which people own shares
chivalry knight's code of behavior
freeman owned or rented land, could come and go as they pleased
middle class merchants and other townspeople, their power and wealth was measured in money
serfs peasants who were tied to the land
How did feudalism work and why did it develop as a form of government? Feudalism was based on ties of loyalty. a lord gave land to a vassal. In return the vassal owed military service and other duties t the lord.
How did medieval kings of England make the feudal system more centralized? the king demanded that all vassals must be loyal to him, which formed a more centralized government
hat was life like in a lord's castle? built of stone, cracks in walls, no mortar/cement animal skins on windows, glass rare/expensive straw on floor to keep it dry bad smells from food scraps/garbage herbs/flowers used as air freshener cooking fire in middle, hole in ceiling for smoke
What was life like in a vassals hut? small huts made of mud or wood, straw roof, one room, holes in walls for windows, no glass, no chimneys, located outside the walls of the castle in groups of 200-500
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