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ma vocab
| Ryan Harrington | Definition |
|---|---|
| Medieval | another word for middle ages |
| Middle ages | a time between the fall of the Roman empire and the Renaissance |
| Feudalism | a local government political system |
| Fief | land given to a vassal |
| Vassal | a person granted land from a lord |
| Manorialism | an middle age economic system |
| Serfs | Peasants who worked to the lord |
| Chivalry | a code of conduct for knights |
| Abbot | head of a monastery |
| Heretics | people who believed things unapproved by the church |
| Tithe | a church tax |
| Common Law | law based on customs |
| Magna Carta | an English document with laws |
| Crusades | wars between Christians and Muslims |
| Pilgrimage | a journey to a sacred place |
| Holy Land | the region of Israel |
| King | person in charge of a kingdom |
| Noble/Lord | a loyal person |
| Knight/Vassal | someone who protects land |
| Peasant | a poor person |