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Calcutt-Middle Ages
Term | Definition |
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feudalism | the economic and political system that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages |
Lord | a ruler or powerful landowner |
knight | an armed warrior |
peasant | in feudalism, a person who worked on the land |
monarch | a rule such as a king or queen |
fief | land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service |
manor | a large estate including farmlands and villages held by a lord |
noble | a person of high rank by birth or title |
chivalry | a medieval knight's code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women |
monk | a man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery |
serfs | a worker in medieval Europe who was tied to the land on which he or she lived |
vassals | a knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land in medieval Europe |
monastery | a community of monks |
missionaries | someone who works to spread religious beliefs |
medieval | referring to the Middle Ages |