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social studies 5th
Great Britain 11.1 voc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| island that is home to the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales | Great Britain |
| England, Scatland, Wales, and Northern Ireland; also called the United Kingdom (UK) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| word referring to the Middle Ages (A.D. 500-1500) | medieval |
| way of life based on the ownership and use of land; also called the feudal system | feudalism |
| men in the feudal system who owned the land | lords |
| people in the feudal system who were allowed to use the land in exchange for their services | vassals |
| smallest divisions of land in the feudal system | manors |
| common peoplle who worked the land on a manor | peasants |
| peasants who were bound to serve their lord on the manor for their entire life | serfs |
| trained soldiers who were ready to defend the land and people | knights |
| English king who recaptured some of the territory previously lost to the Viking invaders called the Danes; set England on the road to becoming a strong nation. | ALfred the Great |
| Norman leader who invaded England in 1066 and became King William I of England | William the COnqueror |
| cenus of the people and lands of feudal England; Britain's earliest public record | Domesday Book |
| Document that helped establish the English tradition on the monarch's power is limited by the laws of the land. | Magna Carta |
| representative assembly of England | Parliament |