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TCI 2
Feudalism
Term | Definition |
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reign | the period of time during which a king or other monarch rules |
Charlemagne | the leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 C.E., who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire |
feudalism | the economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection |
fief | land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service |
monarch | a ruler, such as a king or queen |
manor | a large estate, including farmland and villages |
divine right of kings | the belief that God gives monarchs the right to rule |
serf | a peasant who could not leave the lord’s land on which he or she was born and worked |
noble | a person of high rank by birth or title |
chivalry | the medieval knight’s code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women |
hierarchy | a system of organizing people people into ranks, with those of higher rank having more power and privileges |