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Calcutt-Middle Ages
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |