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Middle Ages   A period of history between 500 AD and 1500 AD.  
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medieval   A Latin term meaning middle era used to describe the Middle Ages.  
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fuedalism   Starting in Europe around 800 AD, a system for organizing and governing society based on land, service, and loyalty.  
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Lord   A noble who owned the land and controlled all activities within this.  
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Vassal   A noble who was given a portion of the lords land (fief) in exchange for loyalty and service.  
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Flef   Property given to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service.  
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knight   A noble warrior who fought for the lord in exchange for land and social rank.  
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Chivalry   The code of honor that knights were expected to live by.  
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serf   A peasant laborer bound by law to the land of the noble class – this was the lowest class citizen.  
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guild   An organization of workers in a specific trade or craft that set work and craftsmanship standards while protecting its members.  
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Barbarian   Name given to those seen as uncivilized tribes in the north of Europe. Often, they were brutal tribes that were uneducated and warlike.  
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monastery   A community in which monks lived which was devoted to religion, teaching, learning, and literacy  
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Monk   A man who devoted his life to religion, learning, and helping others.  
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Gothic architecture   Architecture of the twelfth-century Europe, featuring stained-glass windows, flying buttresses, tall spires, and pointed arches  
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secular   Attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis  
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manor   A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord.  
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Roman Catholic church   Church established in western Europe during the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages with its head being the bishop of Rome or pope  
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Pope   Head of the Roman Catholic Church  
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Byzantine empire   (330-1453) Eastern part of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of Rome, with its capital at Constantinople. It developed Eastern Orthodox Christianity and the Justinian Code.  
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Ottoman turks   Captured Constantinople in 1453 and renamed it Istanbul; as a result the Byzantine people flee to Italian City-States (they bring culture, art, and a love of learning which leads to the beginning of the Renais  
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