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middle ages
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Medieval | A time that describes medieval |
| middle ages | 500-1500 end of rome and renaissance |
| Feudalism | Pyramid of power king at the top nobles and vassals then serfs |
| Fief | A plot of land giving from a lord to a vassal |
| vassal | A person granted land by a lord of a noble |
| manorialism | An economic system based on self sufficient to farming where lord and peasant share the land |
| Serfs | Peasant tied to the land |
| Chivalry | A code of conduct for knights |
| Abbot | A leader of a monastery |
| Heretics | People who preached against the church |
| Tithe | A church tax and has evolved into a donation |
| common law | Laws that based on customs or based on a judge's decision |
| Magna carta | Makes written law the top law |
| Crusades | A series of wars between muslims and christians |
| pilgrimage | A journey to a sacred place |
| holy land | Present day israel |
| king | The top of feudalistic society he owns all the land |
| noble | Below the king granted land from the king for exchange of loyalty |
| knight | Knight reasevies land from nobles exchange for military services |
| Peasant | A farmer that works the land and pays taxes |