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Middle Ages
vocab for SS of Middle Ages
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Middle Ages | same as the Medieval Period |
| manor | a large piece of land owned by a lord; also called an estate |
| serfs | poor people who worked for lords during the Middle Ages; they worked long hours, were poorly fed and clothed, and were not allowed to leave the manor |
| feudalism | arrangement between lord, vassal, and serf for ownership of land, military service, and protection during the Middle Ages |
| lord | a-well-to-do noble who owned an estate; a lord usually lived in a castle, gave land to vassals in return for military serve, and used serfs to farm his land |
| vassal | a noble who was givin land by the lord in return for military assistance and other services to the lord |
| fief | land givin by a lord to a vassal in return for military and services |
| guild | a medieval organization for crafts workers and trades people |
| Magna Carta | the "Great Charter," agreeded to by King John of England in 1215 which gave certain rights and LIMITED THE POWER OF KING |
| Charlemagne | considered the greatest king of Middle Ages; was the first king ordained by a pope; ethncity was Frank (French and German) |
| William the Conqueror | Norman king who defeated the Anglo-Saxon king and became the first Norman king of England |
| King John I | King of England from 1199-1216; signed Magna Carta in 1215 giving more rigths to British nobles |
| England | Part of the UK on the island of Great Britian |
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