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Feudalism

Vocabulary Words for the week of August 26-30

TermDefinition
Loyalty unswerving in allegiance; faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state
Christianity the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus
Charlemagne Charles the Great; Holy Roman Emperor; leader rom 768 to 814 C.E.; United most of the Christian lands of Europe creating the largest empire since the Roman Empire
Vikings warrior raiders from Scandinavia; Known as the Norsemen – the “north men”
Feudalism the economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection
Monarch king or queen
Fief Section of land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
Vassal a person who receives land and protection from a feudal lord in exchange for obedience and service; a humble servant
Divine Right of Kings the idea that God has given monarchs the right to rule; a monarch is free from earthly authority
Manor large estate made up of the feudal lord’s landholdings, often including everything needed for daily life
Lord in feudal Europe, a rich landowner who ruled a great feudal estate and could grant estates to vassals
Knight a person who, through years of training, becomes a professional warrior; fought on horseback; military servants of their lords
Chivalry the medieval knight’s code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women
Peasant a member of the lowest feudal class; poor, uneducated laborers who lived and worked on the land owned by nobles
Serf a peasant who could not leave the lord’s land on which he or she was born or worked; a landless person; bound to a feudal manor
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