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Middle Ages Vocab. 2
Middle Ages Vocab. 2, April 14
Term | Definition |
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Feudalism | social structure of the Middle Ages |
fife | piece of land given to a vassal from a baron |
guild | organization of people who practiced the same trade or craft |
Magna Carta | English document of 1215 which limited the power of the king and guaranteed certain rights to the people |
serf | farmer, peasant |
William the Conqueror | first Norman king of England |
vassal | person who swears loyalty to a baron in return for land |
monk | man who enters a religious order and lives in a monastery |
nun | woman who enters a religious order and lives in a convent |
King John of England | signed the original Magna Carta in 1215 |