vocabulary
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| Refers to the Middle Ages in Europe or the period of history in between ancient and modern times. | Medieval
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| a sparsely populated (not a lot of people) area, underdeveloped area on the outskirts of civilization | frontier
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| agents of the Emperor Charlemagne who traveled throughout the empire to check on the condition of roads, listen to complaints and see what justice is done. | missi dominici
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| a formal course of study | cirriculum
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| an informal system of government in which local lords governed their own lands | feudalism
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| land that is granted by a Lord to a vassal in exchange for sevice and loyalty | fief
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| a noble in Europe who served as a mounted warrior for a lord in the Middle Ages | knight
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| a competition between knights where they would show off their fighting skills | tournament
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| a code of conduct (the way they act) for knights during the Middle Ages | chivalry
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| a wandering poet in Europe during the Middle Ages | troubador
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| a lord's estate which included one or more villages and the surrounding lands. | manor
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| during the times of medieval Europe - this was a peasant "bound" or required to work on the Lord's land. | serf
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| a written document that set out he rights and priveldges of a town. | charter
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| money or wealth | capital
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| group of merchants who joined together to finance a large-scale venture that would have been too costly for any individual traders. | partnership
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| issued by a banker in 1 city to a merchant who could exchange it for cash in a distant city, thus freeing him from traveling with gold, which was easily stolen. | Bill of exchange
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| a farmer who would pay rent to a lord | tenant farmer
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| a new class of people-merchants, traders, artisans | middle class
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| practice of lending money with interest | usury
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| association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to protect their economic interests | guild
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| young person learning a trade from a master | apprentice
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| salaried worker who was employed by a guild master | journeyman
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