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middle ages vocab
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| feudalism | a political and economic system based on the relationship between a largelandowner and people who needed hisprotection |
| hierarchy | a group of people who organize by rank of authority |
| fief | a large feudal state |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord |
| oath of fealty | an expression of loyalty to one's lord |
| knight | an armed mounted soldier who served a lord |
| Vikings | group from Scandanadiva who attacked Europe in longships between 700 AD - 1000 AD |
| heraldry | study of shield designs. Used to identify dead soldiers on the battlefield |
| chivalry | code of conduct knights swore to uphold |
| serf | a member of the lowest class in feudal system bound to the land and whoever owned the land |
| excommunicate | excludes a person from church membership so they may not receive the sacraments |
| concordat | an agreement between a pope and the ruler of a country |
| guild | business groups of people who are involved in the same trade or business |
| missionary | people who are sent out to teach their religions |
| fjord | steep sided valleys of Scandanavia |