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SS2201 - 8.0
Terms for Outcome 8.0
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Feudalism | a political system in which nobles are given land to control by a king in return for their loyalty and military service. |
| Lord | in feudal Europe, a person who controlled land |
| Vassal | in feudal Europe, a person who is given control of land in return for loyalty and service |
| Nobles | in feudal Europe, the class of people who control land and had power |
| Knights | in medieval Europe, an armored warrior who fought on horseback |
| Serfs | were peasants who were tied to their lord’s land and helped provide for the estate. They were not slaves, but their freedom was restricted. |
| Rule by divine right | the idea that a king's power was given to them by God. |
| Anglo-Saxons | a term that refers to inhabitants of England during the early Middle Ages (c. 6th – 11th centuries CE) who originally were invading Germanic tribes. |
| William the Conqueror | a French lord who invaded and took over the throne of England. He introduced feudalism to England. |
| Henry II | an English king who created a system of justice called common law. |
| Common law | a system of justice in England where the rulings of judges were made the same or "common" through the kingdom. |
| King John | a weak king who overtaxed and treated his people poorly. |
| Magna Carta | the document that the lords of England forced King John to sign to stop him from abusing his power. |
| Model Parliament | the first parliament that met that included commoners as well as the nobles and had the power to raise taxes. |
| Glorious Revolution | when the Protestant English parliament overthrew the Catholic king to put his Protestant sister and her husband on the throne (William and Mary). |
| English Bill of Rights | the document that William and Mary signed that gave most of the power to the Parliament. |
| Constitution | written laws that describe how a country is governed. |
| Constitutional monarchy | a system of governing in which the ruler's power is limited by law. |
| Enlightenment | a European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all parts of society. |
| Hobbes | he though that people were selfish and wicked and that they needed to give their power to a strong leader to control them. He called this the social contract. |
| Locke | he thought that all people were born free and equal with three natural rights (Life, Liberty, and Property) and government’s purpose was to protect those natural rights. |
| Voltaire | he spoke out for tolerance of differing views and the freedom of religion and freedom of speech. |
| Montesquieu | he proposed that a good government should have its powers separated into three parts, legislative, executive, and judicial. |
| Beccaria | he proposed that laws should not be used to punish those who break them but to preserve social order. |
| Wollstonecraft | she believed that women should be free to be educated and become useful for society. |
| Rousseau | he thought that all people were equal and free. He said that government should be formed and guided by the people - a direct democracy. |
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